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Distributional findings

Study Simon & Nath (2004): study US 1997

Public
18+ aged, general public, United States, 1997
Survey name
US-GSS 1996
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 2904
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on 19 questions:

How many days in the past week have you felt
A  calm
B  contented
C  at ease
D  happy
E  excited
F  overjoyed
G  proud
H  fearful
I   anxious
J  restless
K  worried
L  blue
M sad
N  lonely
O  outraged
P  mad
Q  angry
R  ashamed
S  embarrassed

Rated
1
;
7

Computation: (A+B+C+D+E+F+G)/7 - (H+I+J+K+L+M+N+O+P+Q+R+S)/12
Classification:
A-AB-cw-mq-n-7-a
Remarks:
Mean Positive Affects:   27,4  SD 10,2
Mean Negative Affects: 17,8  SD 14,1
Affect Balance  PA-NA    9,6
Page in publication:
A1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -6 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
9.60 -
SD:
- -