Headey (1999): study AU AU Victoria 1987
Publication
- Author(s):
- Headey, B.
- Title:
- Old Age is not Downhill: The Satisfactions and Well-Being of Older Australians.
- Source:
- Australian Journal on Aging, 1999, Vol. 18, 32 - 37
Investigation
- Public
- 24-76 aged, general public, Victoria, Australia, 1987
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 649
- Non Response
- 0 %
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question asked twice
'How do you feel about your life as a whole?'
1 terrible
2 very unhappy
3 unhappy
4 mostly dissatisfied
5 mixed feelings
6 mostly satisfied
7 pleased
8 very pleased
9 delighted - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sqt-v-9-a
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 33
- Full text:
-
Difference between self reports of ideal and real life:
A: Ideal life, the best life one could hope for
B: Real life, rating of present life
Full items not reported
Both items rated on a 21 step ladder scale:
20 best possible life, the most wonderful life you could imagine for anybody
.
.
.
0 worst possible life
Computation: Gap = A-B - Classification:
- C-RA-c-mq-l-21-a
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Question on perception of quality of 'present life'.
(Full lead item not reported)
20 best possible life
.
.
.
0 worst possible life - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-21-a