| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Michalos, A.C.; Zumbo, B.D. |
| Title | Criminal Victimization and the Quality of Life. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 2000, Vol. 50, 245 - 295 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1023/A:1006930019814 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Adult general population, City of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, 1997 |
| Collect period | 11-12 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| Respondents N = | 737 |
| Non Response | 63% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Mailed questionnaire | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport 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-QLS-c-sq-v-7-b |
| Author's label | Satisfaction with overall quality of lif |
| Page in publication | 265, 268 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 7 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 5.60 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Considering your life as a whole, would you describe it as? 1 very unhappy 2 unhappy 3 unhappy 4 mixed 5 happy 6 happy 7 very happy Verbal label 'unhappy' used for numerical options 2 and 3 together. Likewise verbal label 'happy'used for both numerical options 5 and 6. |
| Classification | O-HL-u-sq-v-7-e |
| Author's label | Overall happiness |
| Page in publication | 265, 268 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 7 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 5.50 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 | Satisfaction with life as a whole |
| Page in publication | 265, 268 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 7 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 5.80 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Education | show | Current education |
| Household income | show | Household income |
| Index of defensive behaviour | show | Dealing with risk of becoming a victem |
| Index of police performance | show | Satisfaction with local police |
| Local school crime increased | show | Development of local society |
| Local school crime increased | show | Perceived safety in vinicity, also classified as above ↑ |
| Marital status | show | Married vs never married |
| Neighbourhood crime increased | show | Development of local society |
| Neighbourhood crime increased | show | Perceived safety in vinicity, also classified as above ↑ |
| Own home vs rent | show | House owned or rented |
| Relative/close friend victimization | show | Victimization of intimates |
| Self-harm-weighted victimization | show | Current victim status |
| Sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Victimization | show | Current victim status |
| Walk alone in neighbourhood at night | show | Perceived safety in vinicity |