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Studies

Kweon & Mara (2011): study US Detroit 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Kweon, B.S.; Mara, I.
Title:
Disaggregating the Measurement of Quality of Urban Life Dimensions Across a Complex Metro Region: The Case of Metro Detroit.
Source:
Marans,R., W.; Stimson, R., J.; Eds: "Investigating Quality of Urban Life Theory, Methods, and Empirical Research", Springer, 2011, New York , USA, 369 - 384

Investigation

Public
Adult general public Detroit metroplotian area, U.S., 2001
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 4092
Non Response
56.4%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Mainly mail questionnaire but 315 face-to-face interviews.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  completely dissatisfied
2
3
4  neutral
5
6
7  completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-b
Author's label:
Quality of life
Page in publication:
375, 376
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.61 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Type of place Rural dwelling (vs urban)
Sub-urban (vs urban)
Size of urban setting