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Studies

Fischer (1973): study US 1963

Publication

Author(s):
Fischer, C.S.
Title:
Urban Malaise.
Source:
Social Forces, 1973, Vol. 52, 221 - 235

Investigation

Public
Adults, varying age ranges general public, USA, 1963
Survey name
Gallup poll
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 1555
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how happy would you say you are ?
3  very happy
2  fairly happy
1  not very happy

("Not at all happy" additional pre coded response, added to "not very")
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-3-h
Author's label:
Malaise
Page in publication:
226
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 4.4%,   2: 48.4%,   3: 47.2%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.43 7.70
SD:
0.58 1.62

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Community size Community size