Publication |
Author(s) | Veroff, J.; Douvan, E.; Kulka, R.A. |
Title | The Inner American: A Self-Portrait from 1957 to 1976. |
Source | Basic Books, 1981, New York, USA |
Investigation |
Public | 21+ aged, general public, USA, 1976 |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Not available |
| Samples drawn by a multistage probability area design (Kish and Hess, 1965). |
Respondents N = | 2264 |
Non Response | 29% |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Structured interview |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Age | show | Current age (in years) |
Being a full-time housewive | show | Full-time home maker |
Being retired | show | Current status: retired or not |
Broken home background | show | Number of parents (broken home) |
Church attendance | show | Participation in church |
Education | show | Level of school-education |
Expected happiness | show | In the long run |
Father's occupation | show | 'Objective' socio-economic status |
Father's occupation | show | Parents occupation, also classified as above ↑ |
Income | show | Current income level (unspecified) |
Male sex | show | Sexe: male (vs female) |
Marital status: married vs divorced | show | Married vs divorced |
Marital status: single vs divorced | show | Vs divorced |
Marital status: single vs married | show | Married vs never married |
Population density | show | Community size |
Praying when unhappy | show | Current coping-style |
Praying when unhappy | show | Praying, also classified as above ↑ |
Region in USA | show | Region in USA |
Religion | show | Current religious denomination |
Sources of unhappiness | show | Perceived sources of one's own happiness |
Sources of happiness | show | Perceived sources of one's own happiness |
Sources of worry | show | Specific worries |
Talking when worried | show | Current coping-style |
White race | show | Ethnic status in the USA |
Working | show | Current employment status |
Zest | show | Psychological-morale inventories |