Study Hall (1976): study GB 1975
- Public
- Adults, general public, urban areas, United Kingdom, 1975
- Survey name
- SSRC
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage random
- Respondents
- N = 932
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness measure(s)
- Full text:
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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
- Remarks:
- Positive affect 2,2, Negative Affect 1,0
- Page in publication:
- 58
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.40 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"Now taking everything about your life into account, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life today?"
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a
- Remarks:
- Probability samples in 7 urban areas
- Page in publication:
- 50
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.80 7.80
- SD:
- - -