| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Rodgers, W.L.; Converse, P.E. |
| Title | Measures of the Perceived Overall Quality of Life. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 1975, Vol. 2, 127 - 152 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1007/BF00300532 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1972 |
| Collect period | fall |
| Survey name | US-SRC |
| Sample | Probability sample (unspecified) |
| Respondents N = | 947 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....? 3 very happy 2 pretty happy 1 not too happy |
| Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa |
| Page in publication | 130 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 3 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 2.12 | 7.01 |
| Standard deviation | 0.55 | 1.44 |
| Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| % | 10.0 | 68.0 | 22.0 |