Atkinson (1979): study CA 1974

Publication

Author(s):

Atkinson, T.H.

Title:

Trends in Life Satisfaction among Canadians, 1968-1977.

Source:

Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1979, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1974

Survey name

CN-QOLstudy '74

Sample

Probability simple random sample

Respondents

N = 1234

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Let's think about your life as a whole: would you say that you are with your life right now
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  a little dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-d

Author's label:

General life satisfaction

Remarks:

Recorded to 3-steps: 34% very satisfied,  50% fairly satisfied, 16% dissatisfied.

Page in publication:

8

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income Current income level (unspecified) Age in years Current age (in years) Education Level of school-education Male Sex Sex: male (vs female) Ethinicity Ethnic status in Canada Community size Community size Occupation Current involvement in farming
Kind of occupation (profession) Geographic region Region in Canada