Distributional findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Campbell (1981): study US 1978

Full text:: Self report on 10 questions:

During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....?  (yes/no)
A   Particularly excited or interested in something?
B   So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C   Proud because someone complimented you on something
     you had done?
D   Very lonely or remote from other people?
E   Pleased about having accomplished something?
F   Bored?
G   On top of the world?
H   Depressed or very unhappy?
I    That things were going your way?
J    Upset because someone criticized you?

Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no  = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5

Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version)
Classification:: A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
Author's label:: Positive and negative affects
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 2.00 7.00
SD:: - -

Full text:: Self report on single question:

We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7  completely satisfied
6
5
4  neutral
3
2
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
Author's label:: Satisfaction with life as a whole

Full text:: Self report 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
Page in publication:: 21
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 10%, 2: 60%, 3: 30% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:: 2.20 7.22
SD:: 0.60 1.56