| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Sigelman, L. |
| Title | Is Ignorance Bliss? A Reconsideration of the Folk Wisdom. |
| Source | Human Relations, 1981, Vol. 34, 965 - 974 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1974-76 |
| 1974-1976 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| General Social Survey 1974 and 1976 (NORC) | |
| Sample | Not available |
| Pooled probability multi stage sample. | |
| Respondents N = | 2650 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Highly structured | |
| 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 |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Anomia | show | Development of anomy |
| Church attendance | show | Participation in church |
| Education | show | Level of school-education |
| Family income | show | Household income |
| Health condition | show | Global health rating |
| Intelligence | show | Test-intelligence |
| Male sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Married status | show | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| not named | show | Socio-demographic + health + personality |
| Political participation | show | Voting |
| Satisfaction with four areas of life | show | Dwelling + leisure + social life |
| White race | show | Ethnic status in the USA |