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Studies

Witters & Agrawal (2021): study US 2019

Publication

Author(s):
Witters, D.; Agrawal, S.
Title:
American life ratings reach record high
Source:
https://remarkboard.com/m/americans-life-ratings-reach-record-high/1fsyd3kt2gwzo

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, fall 2019
Survey name
US-Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index 2010-2013
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 9645
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
mailed questionnaires and web

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
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.55 6.55
SD:
- -