Headey (1999): study AU AU Victoria 1989 /1
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
- 26-78 aged, general public, Victoria, Australia, 1989
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 502
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
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