| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Cantril, H.; Roll, C.W. |
| Title | Hopes and Fears of the American People. |
| Source | Universe Books, 1971, New York, USA |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 21+ aged, general public, USA, 1964-1971 |
| Last assesment | 1971 |
| 1964 + 1971 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| Multi-stage probability sample stratified by size of locality. (1971) | |
| Respondents N = | 1588 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Structured interview | |
| General remarks | Data 1964: survey conducted by the Institute for Social Research. The same happiness question was used. |
| 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 | Personal ladder rating, present |
| Page in publication | 66 |
| Remarks | 1964: 6,85, 1971: 6.56; mean 6.65 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 6.65 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Community size | show | Community size |
| Educational level | show | Level of school-education |
| Income | show | Current socio-economic status |
| Male sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Non-labor force | show | Current employment status |
| Occupation | show | Current occupation |
| Political affi- liation | show | Current political (party) preference |
| Race | show | Ethnic status in the USA |
| Region in USA | show | Region in USA |