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Spreitzer et al. (1975): study US 1973

Publication

Author(s):
Spreitzer, E.; Larson, D.L.; Snyder, E.E.
Title:
Age, Marital Status, and Labor Force Participation as Related to Life Satisfaction.
Source:
Sex Roles, 1975, Vol. 1, 235 - 247

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973
Survey name
US-NORC
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 1500
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 13%,   2: 51%,   3: 36%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.23 7.30
SD:
0.66 1.72

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age