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Studies

Herzog et al. (1982): study US 1975

Publication

Author(s):
Herzog, A.R.; Rodgers, W.L.; Woodworth, R.J.
Title:
Subjective Well-Being among Different Age Groups.
Source:
Research Report I.S.R., University of Michigan, 1982, Ann Arbor, USA

Investigation

Public
50+ aged, general public, USA, 1975
Sample
Respondents
N = 410
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
at home and activity-diary kept 24 h. before the interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Life-satisfaction

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Active leisure