| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Cantril, H. |
| Title | The Pattern of Human Concern. |
| Source | Rutgers University Press, 1965, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 20+ aged, general public, urban areas, Cuba, 1960 |
| Collect period | 4-5 |
| Survey name | Cantril World Survey |
| Sample | Probability area sample |
| Probability area sample of urban areas (487 Ss from Havana). | |
| Respondents N = | 992 |
| Non Response | - |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Structured inderview | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time? [ 10 ] best possible life [ 9 ] [ 8 ] [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] worst possible life Preceded by 1) open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now. Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original) |
| Classification | C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Page in publication | 128, 366 |
| Remarks | Data taken from graph on page 128. Books reports average of 6.4 on page 184. 9% low, 43% medium, 45% high. |
| DKNA % | 0.5 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| Standard deviation | 2.32 | 2.32 |
| Scores in | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 20.8 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 5.6 | 13.0 |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Community size | show | Community size |
| Community size | show | Region in Cuba, also classified as above ↑ |
| Educational level | show | Level of school-education |
| Male sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Positive evaluation of present national situation | show | Evaluation of current situation of nation |
| Race | show | Ethnic status in the USA |
| Socio-economic level | show | Current socio-economic status |
| Urban dwelling | show | Rural vs urban dwelling |