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Studies

Scales & Scase (2001): study GB 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Scales, J.; Scase, R.
Title:
Fit and Fifty? Britain Towards 2010.
Source:
Report, Foresight Programme's Leisure and Earning, 2001, UK

Investigation

Public
50-59 aged, Britain, 2001
Survey name
UK-BHPS 2001
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 5500
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question;

How satisfied are you with your life overall?
7  completely satisfied
6  mostly satisfied
5  somewhat satisfied
4  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
3  somewhat dissatisfied
2  mostly dissatisfied
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-7-e
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life overall
Remarks:
The scale was 7 point originally. It was reduced to 3 point.
Page in publication:
4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.47 -
SD:
0.16 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Employment status and income stream