Wilkening & McGranahan (1978): study US Wisconsin 1974 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wilkening, E.A.; McGranahan, D.H.
- Title:
- Correlates of Subjective Well-Being in Northern Wisconsin.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1978, Vol. 5, 211 - 234
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, NW Wisconsin-residents, USA, 1974
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1423
- Non Response
- 12%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:
Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole........?
7 completely satisfied
6
5
4
3
2
1 completely dissatisfied
Summation: both scores added
Possible range: 2 to 14 - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- first question M=5.82 (possible range 1-7); Ms'=8.03
second question M=5.62 (possible range 1-7); Ms'=7.70 - Error estimates:
- Reliability: equivalence: r= +.56 Validity: