Saad (2004): study US 1981 /2
Publication
- Author(s):
- Saad, L.
- Title:
- A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
- Source:
- Gallup Poll News Services, 5 January 2004, Gallup Organization, Washington DC, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1981
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1000
- Non Response
- 2
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in your own personal life?
1 dissatisfied
2 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLP-g-sq-v-2-b
- Remarks:
- Also reported in Saad 2004
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 17%, 2: 81% (total 98%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.83 7.53
- SD:
- 0.38 2.12
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 5%, 2: 51%, 3: 44% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.39 7.61
- SD:
- 0.58 1.58