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Michalos (1991): study NZ 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Michalos, A.C.
Title:
Global Report on Student Well-Being Volume I: Life Satisfaction and Happiness.
Source:
Springer, 1991, New York, USA

Investigation

Public
Students, New Zealand, 1985
Survey name
INT-SWS 1985
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 324
Non Response
0
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Considering your life as a whole, would you describe it as....:?
1  very unhappy
2
|   unhappy
3
4  an even mixture of unhappiness and happiness
5
|  happy
6
7  very happy
no opinion
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a
Page in publication:
83
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.07 -
SD:
1.22 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole right now.....?
7  delightful
6  very satisfying
5  satisfying
4  mixed
3  dissatisfying
2  very dissatisfying
1  terrible
No opinion

Name: Andrews & Withey's  `Delighted-Terrible Scale' ( modified version)
Classification:
O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa
Page in publication:
83
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.06 -
SD:
0.96 -