| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Monk, A.; Cryns, A.G.; Milbrath, K. |
| Title | Personal and Social Value Concerns of Scandinavian Elderly: A Multivariate Study. |
| Source | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1976, Vol. 7, 221 - 230 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 50+ aged, Denmark, Norway, 1973 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 200 |
| 100 Danish and 100 Norwegian elderly; aged 60-92 years with M= 71,2 for the Danish respondents from Aarhus; aged 50-92 years with M=75,2 for the Norwegian respondents from Oslo; 96% of the Danish subjects and 87% of the Norwegian subjects were fully or partly retired; Both groups were drawn from the upper-lower through upper-middle class backgrounds with skilled labor, small business and the professions being the major areas of previous or continued employment. | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| 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 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 7.51 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Present life condtions | show | Current nation of residence |