Scales & Scase (2001): study GB 2001

Publication

Author(s):

Scales, J.; Scase, R.

Title:

Fit and Fifty? Britain Towards 2010.

Source:

Report, Foresight Programme's Leisure and Earning, 2001, UK

Investigation

Public

50-59 aged, Britain, 2001

Survey name

UK-BHPS 2001

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 5500

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question;

How satisfied are you with your life overall?
7  completely satisfied
6  mostly satisfied
5  somewhat satisfied
4  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
3  somewhat dissatisfied
2  mostly dissatisfied
1  completely dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-v-7-e

Author's label:

Satisfaction with life overall

Remarks:

The scale was 7 point originally. It was reduced to 3 point.

Page in publication:

4

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.47 -

SD:

0.16 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Employment status and income stream Current employment status
Type of income
Moved out of workforce