Venkatraman (1995): study US 1986
Publication
- Author(s):
- Venkatraman, M.M.
- Title:
- A Cross-Cultural Study of the Subjective Well-Being of Married Elderly Persons in the United States and India.
- Source:
- Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 1995, Vol 50b, s35 - s44
Investigation
- Public
- Elderly marrieds, USA 1986
- Survey name
- US-ACL wave 1
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 567
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All in all, how satisfied would you say you are with your life as a whole?
1 not at all satisfied
2 not too satisfied
3 very satisfied
4 extremely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-v-4-i
- Author's label:
- life-satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 38, 40
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.05 -
- SD:
- 0.86 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on 4 questions
During the last week, how often did you feel
A depressed
B sad
C happy
D enjoyed life
Rated:
1 hardly ever
2 some of the time
3 most of the time
4 all of the time
Computation: (C+D)/2 - (A+B)/2 - Classification:
- A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-f
- Author's label:
- Negative and positive affect
- Page in publication:
- 38
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -3 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.38 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Emotional support received