Tay et al. (2017a): study US 2012
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tay, L.; Batz-Barbarich, C; Kuykendall, L.; Parrigon, S.
- Title:
- Debt and Subjective Well-being: The Other Side of the Income-Happiness Coin
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, Vol. 18, 90-3 - 937
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged employed collage graduates with Internet access, USA, 201?
- Survey name
- US-Gallup-Purdue Index (GPI)
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 2781
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 916
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.93 6.93
- SD:
- 1.53 1.53