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Studies

Peacock & Poloma (1999): study US 1988

Publication

Author(s):
Peacock, J.R.; Poloma, M.M.
Title:
Religiosity and Life Satisfaction Across the Life Course.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 1999, Vol. 48, 319 - 345

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 1988
Survey name
Gallup poll
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 1030
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
and interview: telephone

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Using any number on this card, from 1 to 7,  with 1 being very dissatisfied and 7 being very satisfied, how dissatisfied or satisfied are you with your life?
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-n-7-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sex