Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 /1

Public

18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/7

Sample

Respondents

N = 222

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Using highly structured questionnaires.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Perceived overall happiness of others

Our Classification

Operationalization

Closed question: "Think of the neighbor who lives nearest to you, who is of the same sex as you, and who is at least eighteen years old (If there are several such neighbors living equally close to your house or apartment, pick the one to your left as you walk into your place). The following questions all concern how you think this person feels about aspect of his or her own life."
Measure: how he/ she feels about life as a whole (terrible/ unhappy/ mostly dissatisfied/ mixed/ mostly satisfied/ pleased/ delighted)

Observed Relation with Happiness