Study Anand et al. (2005): study GB 2000
- Public
- 16+ aged, general public, UK, 2000
- Survey name
- UK-BHPS 2000
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 12040
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Felt happy
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question:
Have you recently.... been feeling reasonably happy, all things considered?
1: Much less than usual
2: Less so than usual
3: Same as usual (reference)
4: More so than usual
Observed Relation with Happiness
"More so than usual" (vs "Same as usual")
"More so than usual" (vs "Same as usual")
B's controled for other aspects of capability:
- Opportunities for:
- adequate nourishment
- health limits
- move to another house
- car available
- no vandalism or crime in the area
- high education
- Mental problems: no more than usual
- able to concentrate
- sleep lost over worrying
- feeling unhappy or depressed
- strain
- lose selfconfidence
- Control over life: no less than usual
- capable of making decisions
- able to overcome difficulties
- able to face up to problems
- Can afford
- holiday
- new clothes
- taking friends out for drink or diner
- Being respected, no less than usual
- think of yourself as worthless
- played a usefull part in things
- Enjoy; no less tha usual
- enjoyed day-to-day activities
- Participate in society
- vote in last general election
- able to work
- Satisfaction with life domains
(residual variation: proxi for personality)
- job
- partner
- health
- house
- household income
- social life
- leisure