Study Gallup World View (2012): study BE 2012

Public

15+ aged general public Belgium, 2012

Survey name

INT-GallupWorldPoll2012

Sample

Probability multi-stage random

Respondents

N = 1000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on 11 questions

Did you experience the following feelings during A LOT OF THE DAY yesterday? How about..?
A  enjoyment
B  physical pain
C  worry
D  sadness
E  stress
F  anger
G depression

Did you yesterday..?
H feel well rested
I  smile and laugh a lot
J  learn or do something interesting
K were you treated with respect all day yesterday

Rated:
1: yes
0: no

Computation:
- Average % positive affect = (A+H)+I+J+K)/5
- Average % negative affect = (B+C+D+E+F+G)/6
- Affect Balance = Average % positive affect - Average % negative affect

These questions do not measure hedonic level of affect of individual persons adequately, since yesterday's mood does not always correspond with typical average mood. Yet these questions can be used for measuring hedonic level in aggregates, such as nations, since individual variations balance out in big samples.

Classification:

A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-o

Author's label:

Yesterdays Feelings

Remarks:

Data Depression 2010

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range -100 - 100 On range 0-10

Mean:

45.63 -

SD:

- -