Blanchflower et al. (2013): study GB Wales 2007

Publication

Author(s):

Blanchflower, D.G.; Oswald, A.J.; Stewart-Brown, S.

Title:

Is Psychological Well-Being Linked to the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables?

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 2013, Vol. 114, 785 - 801

Investigation

Public

16+ aged, general public, Wales, UK, 2007-2010

Survey name

Welsh Health Survey

Sample

Probability simple random sample

Respondents

N = 49972

Non Response

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Interview ( face-to-face) and Questionnaire (paper)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How much of the time during the past 4 weeks have you felt happy?
5  all the time
4  most of the time
3  sometimes
2  rarely
1  never
-  don't know
-  don't remember

Part of 9 item ODIN Affect Balance Scale (A-AB/cm/mq/v/5/..)

Classification:

M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b

Page in publication:

799

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.72 -

SD:

0.91 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Fruit and vegetable consumption What one eats Age Current age (in years) Gender Sex: male (vs female) Limited by a health problem/disability Restrictions in moving Number of days doing vigorous exercise Physical activity
Active involvement in sports Education Current education Occupation Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Involved in schooling or not BMI Body Mass Index (BMI) Household location Region in UK Smoking Use of tobacco