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Studies

Hynson (1975): study US 1973

Publication

Author(s):
Hynson, L.M.
Title:
Rural-Urban Differences in Satisfaction among the Elderly.
Source:
Rural Sociology, 1975, Vol. 40, 64 - 66

Investigation

Public
60+ aged, general public, USA, 1973
Sample
Respondents
N = 319
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report 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
Author's label:
General happiness

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Urban living Community size