Mastekaasa & Moum (1984): study NO 1971
Publication
- Author(s):
- Mastekaasa, A.; Moum, T.
- Title:
- The Perceived Quality of Life in Norway: Regional Variations and Contextual Effects.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1984, Vol. 14, 385 - 419
Investigation
- Public:
- 15-64 aged, general public, Norway, 1971
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 854
- Non Response:
- 15%
- Assessment:
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Selfreport on single question:
Do you feel that your life at present is.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-4-d
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 2%, 3: 6%, 4: 35% (total 44%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.31 8.30
Correlational Findings
Social probems in vinicity