Spreitzer & Snyder (1974): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):

Spreitzer, E.; Snyder, E.E.

Title:

Correlates of Life Satisfaction among the Aged.

Source:

Journal of Gerontology, 1974, Vol. 29, 454 - 458

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, married or widowed, USA,1972-73

Sample

Respondents

N = 1547

Non Response

-

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:
  
Taking all together: how happy would you say you are? Would you say you are?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy

Classification:

O-HL-u-sq-v-3-a

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 15%,   2: 52%,   3: 33%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.20 6.00

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Educational level Level of school-education White race Ethnic status in the USA Male sex Sex: male (vs female) Self-perceived health Global health self-rating Family income Household income Married Married (vs widowed) Church attendance Participation in church Retirement Current status: retired or not Satisfaction wirth financial situation Satisfaction with financial situation Objective social class 'Objective' socio-economic status Subjective social class Subjective social rank Occupational prestige Social prestige of occupation