Michalos & Zumbo (2003): study CA British Columbia 1999
Publication
- Author(s):
- Michalos, A.C.; Zumbo, B.D.
- Title:
- Leisure Activities, Health and the Quality of Life.
- Source:
- Michalos, A.C.;Ed.: "Essays on the Quality of Life", Kluwer, 2003, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 217 - 238
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, British Columbia, USA, 1999
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 440
- Non Response
- 17,6
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Here are some features of people’s lives affecting them today. Please indicate how satisfied you are with each of them....
How satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole?
1 very dissatisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
3 a little dissatisfied
4 about evenly balanced
5 a little satisfied
6 somewhat satisfied
7 very satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-7-f
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 232
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.50 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Considering your life as a whole, how happy would you say you are?
1 very unhappy
2 somewhat unhappy
3 a little unhappy
4 evenly balanced
5 a little happy
6 somewhat happy
7 very happy - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-7-f
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Page in publication:
- 234
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.70 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here are some features of people’s lives affecting them today. Please indicate how satisfied you are with each of them....
How satisfied are you with your overall quality of life?
1 very dissatisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
3 a little dissatisfied
4 about evenly balanced
5 a little satisfied
6 somewhat satisfied
7 very satisfied - Classification:
- O-SQL-c-sq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- satisfaction with quality of life
- Page in publication:
- 235
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.40 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Satisfaction with marriage