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, Israel, 1961-62 |
1961-1962 | |
Survey name | Cantril World Survey |
Sample | Not available |
Pooled probability samples in November 1961 and June 1962. | |
Respondents N = | 1170 |
Non Response | - |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
Structured interview | |
General remarks | See also CANTR 1965/16 |
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 | 104, 369 |
Remarks | 19% low, 50% medium, 29% high |
DKNA % | 2.0 |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 5.32 | 5.32 |
Standard deviation | 2.25 | 2.25 |
Scores in | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
% | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 25.1 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
Author's label | Our subject description | |
Age | show | Current age (in years) |
Class | show | 'Objective' socio-economic status |
Educational level | show | Level of school-education |
Income | show | Current socio-economic status |
Male sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
Positive evaluation of present national situation | show | Evaluation of current situation of nation |
Region | show | Change community size |
Region | show | Community size, also classified as above ↑ |
Region | show | Earlier community size, also classified as above ↑ |
Region | show | Living in communal settlement, also classified as above ↑ |
Region | show | Region in Israel, also classified as above ↑ |
Region in Israel | show | Region in Israel |
Socio-economic level | show | Current socio-economic status |