Study Brorsson et al. (1993): study SE 1991

Public

18-84 aged, general public, Sweden,1991

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 2366

Non Response

39%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
With telephone follow-up of non-responders.

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on 12 questions:

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements concerning your feelings during the last week?
A  My time has been filled with things meaningful to me
B  I have felt liked
C  I have felt nervous
D  I have felt tense
E  I have felt down
F  I have felt I have much to look forward to
G I have felt harmony
H  I have felt emotionally stable
I   I have felt sad
J  I have felt impatient and restless
K I have felt annoyed
L  I have felt lighthearted

Rated:
4  completely agree
3  partly agree
2  partly disagree
1  completely disagree

Computation: (A+B+F+G+H+L) - (C+D+E+I+J+K)
Possible range -18 to +18. Transformed to range 0-100

Name: Swedish Health-Related Quality of Life Survey (SWED-QUAL) Part 4 'Your feelings'

Classification:

A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-a

Author's label:

Your feelings

Remarks:

Affect Balance computed by WDH team, subtracting Negative Affect (71.7) from Positive Affect (75.6).

Page in publication:

43

Error estimates:

Cronbach alpha: PA .85, NA .86

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.90 -

SD:

- -