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Equivalent measures

Distributional Findings on Happiness by nation using equivalent measure type: 222 - 10-item Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn)

Measure Types

111A
2-step verbal happiness
111B
3-step verbal Happiness
111BA
3-step verbal Happiness B
111C
4-step verbal Happiness
111D
5-step verbal Happiness
111E
6-step verbal Happiness
111F
7-step verbal Happiness
112A
5-step numeral happiness
112B
6-step numeral happiness
112C
7-step numeral Happiness
112D
8-step numeral happiness
112E
9-step numeral happiness
112F
10-step numeral Happiness
112G
11-step numeral Happiness
113
3-step verbal Happy: Right-Wrong
121A
2-step verbal Lifesatisfaction
121B
3-step verbal LifeSatisfaction
121C
4-step verbal LifeSatisfaction
121D
5-step verbal LifeSatisfaction
121E
6-step verbal Lifesatisfaction
121F
7-step verbal LifeSatisfaction
122A
5-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122B
11-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122C
7-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122D
8-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122E
9-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122F
10-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122G
11-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
122H
101-step numeral LifeSatisfaction
13A
7-step verbal Delighted-Terrible life
13B
8-step verbal Delighted-Terrible life
15A
4-step verbal Qua;ity of Life
15B
5-step verbal Quality of Life
15C
7-step good-bad things in life
15E
10-step Quality-Of-Life
15F
11-step Quality-Of-Life
16
OVERALL: SATISFACTION WITH QUALITY OF LIFE
16A
4-step verbal Satisfaction with QOL
16B
5-step verbal Satisfaction with QOL
16C
7-step verbal Satisfaction with QOL
16D
7-step numeral Satisfaction with QOL
16F
11-step numeral satisfaction with QOL
18
OVERALL: FURTHER ITEMS
18A
Happiness + LifeSatisfaction in one question
18B
11-step Best-Worst Overall Happiness
19
OVERALL: MULTIPLE ITEMS
19A
2 item LifeSatisfaction
19B
3-item Overall Happiness
19C
2-item Happiness + LifeSatisfaction
19D
Diener's SWLS items on overall happiness
19E
Various questions on Happiness + LifeSatisfaction combined
19F
11step life-satisfaction estimated from responses about Affect and Contentment
19G
11-step life-satisfaction plus imputation of missing cases
21A
2-step verbal Average Affect
21C
4-step verbal Average Affect
21F
6-step verbal Average Affect
21G
10-step verbal Average Affect
21H
11-step verbal Average Affect
21I
7-step Pictorial Average Affect
21J
7-step numeral Average Affect
21K
10-step numeral Average Affect
21L
11-step numeral Average Affect
221
8-item Affect Balance Scale (Diener)
222
10-item Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn)
223
20 item Affect Balance Scale (Watson): PANAS
224
9-item Affect Balance (ESS)
231
5-step verbal Current Affect
24A
More days like yesterday
24B
Yesterday's overall affect
24C
5-item Yesterday's Affect Balance
24D
6 item yesterday Affect Balance
24E
10 item Yesterday Affect Balance
24F
11 item Yesterday's Affect Balance
24G
14-item Yesterday's Affect Balance
25C
Automatic face analysis
31
CONTENTMENT: LIFE CLOSE TO IDEAL
31A
5-step verbal Close to Ideal
31B
5-step numeral Close to Ideal
31C
7-step verbal Close to Ideal
31D
7-step numeral Close to Ideal
32A1
7-step verbal Best-Worst possible life
32A2
7-step numeral Best-Worst possible life
32B
9-step numeral Best-Worst possible life
32C
10-step Best-Worst possible life
32D
11-step numeral Best-Worst possible Life
33A
4-step verbal Realization of Goals
33B
7-step verbal Realization of Goals
33C
11-step numeral Succes in Goals
34A
2-step verbal Life fits Wants
34B
3-step verbal Life fits Wants
34C
4-step verbal Life fits Wants
34D
5-step verbal Life fits Wants
34E
10-step numerical Life fits Wants
34F
11-step numerical Life fits Wants
4
MIXED MEASURES
411A
2-step Feel happy
411B
3-step Feel Happy
411C
4-step Feel Happy
411D
5-step Feel Happy
411E
6-step Feel Happy
411F
7-step Feel Happy
411G
7-step Feel Happy
411H
10/11-step Feel Happy
412A
4-step verbal Tme Happy
412B
5-step verbal Time Happy
412C
6-step verbal Time Happy
413A
4-step verbal Pleasant Life
413B
5-step Pleasant Life
414
Happy days
421
Yesterday Affect Balance + Best-Worst possible life
432
Shortened Satisfaction with Life Scale
5
HAPPY LIFE YEARS
6
INEQUALITY of HAPPINESS
61
SD 11step Life-satisfaction
62
SD 11 step Contentment
7
INEQUALITY ADJUSTED HAPPINESS
Typical text:
During the past few weeks did you ever feel (yes/no)
- particularly excited or interested in something?
- so restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
- proud because someone complimented you on something you had done?
- very lonely or remote from other people?
- pleased about having accomplished something?
- bored?
- on top of the world?
- depressed?
- that things were going your way?
- upset because someone criticized you?

Argentina

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1991 1.26 1.93 6.26 1.93 Average 1.26 1.93 6.26 1.93

Australia

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1978 1.70 2.00 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1983 2.04 7.04 Average 1.87 2.00 7.04

Austria

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.77 1.97 6.77 1.97 Average 1.77 1.97 6.77 1.97

Belarus

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1984 0.94 5.94 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.77 1.90 5.77 1.90 Average 0.85 1.90 5.86 1.90

Belgium

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.44 1.96 6.44 1.96 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.57 1.97 6.57 1.97 Average 1.51 1.96 6.51 1.96

Brazil

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1991 1.17 2.07 6.17 2.07 Average 1.17 2.07 6.17 2.07

Canada

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-15 - 12) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cq-mq-v-3-a 1978 2.80 A-BB-cq-mq-v-3-a 1981 2.80 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 2.27 1.88 7.27 1.88 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.31 1.91 7.31 1.91 Average 2.55 1.90 7.29 1.90

Chile

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.03 1.99 6.03 1.99 Average 1.03 1.99 6.03 1.99

China

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.27 6.27 Average 1.27 6.27

Denmark

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.97 1.72 6.97 1.72 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.93 1.85 6.93 1.85 Average 1.95 1.78 6.95 1.78

Estonia

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.77 1.78 5.77 1.78 Average 0.77 1.78 5.77 1.78

Finland

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.18 2.03 6.18 2.03 Average 1.18 2.03 6.18 2.03

France

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.00 1.79 6.00 1.79 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.33 1.91 6.33 1.91 Average 1.17 1.85 6.16 1.85

Hungary

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.14 6.14 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.86 1.77 5.86 1.77 Average 1.00 1.77 6.00 1.77

Iceland

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 2.48 1.57 7.48 1.57 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.53 1.68 7.53 1.68 Average 2.50 1.62 7.51 1.62

India

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.33 1.82 5.33 1.82 Average 0.33 1.82 5.33 1.82

Ireland

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.63 2.03 6.63 203.00 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.00 2.18 7.00 2.18 Average 1.81 2.10 6.81 102.59

Italy

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 0.87 1.95 5.87 1.95 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.24 1.91 6.24 1.91 Average 1.06 1.93 6.05 1.93

Japan

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 0.26 5.26 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.39 1.58 5.39 1.58 Average 0.32 1.58 5.33 1.58

Latvia

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.92 1.78 5.92 1.78 Average 0.92 1.78 5.92 1.78

Lithuania

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.60 1.79 5.60 1.79 Average 0.60 1.79 5.60 1.79

Mexico

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.58 6.58 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.38 1.98 6.38 1.98 Average 1.48 1.98 6.48 1.98

Netherlands

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1980 1.95 6.95 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.51 1.69 6.51 1.69 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1983 1.90 6.90 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1986 2.00 7.00 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.82 6.80 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.86 1.93 6.86 1.93 Average 1.84 1.81 6.84 1.81

Nigeria

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.54 2.12 6.54 Average 1.54 2.12 6.54

Norway

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 2.27 1.77 7.27 1.77 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.31 7.31 Average 2.29 1.77 7.29 1.77

Poland

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1989 1.46 1.95 6.46 1.95 Average 1.46 1.95 6.46 1.95

Portugal

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.36 1.92 6.36 1.92 Average 1.36 1.92 6.36 1.92

Romania

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1993 0.71 2.00 5.71 2.00 A-BB-cw-mq-v-2-a 1999 0.34 0.08 5.34 Average 0.53 1.04 5.53 2.00

Russia

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1991 0.33 1.95 5.33 1.95 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1998 -0.03 2.02 4.97 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1999 -1.95 2.04 3.05 Average -0.55 2.00 4.45 1.95

Slovakia

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.91 0.42 5.91 0.42 Average 0.91 0.42 5.91 0.42

Slovenia

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1992 1.53 1.72 6.53 1.72 Average 1.53 1.72 6.53 1.72

South Africa

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.82 6.82 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.20 2.61 6.20 2.61 Average 1.51 2.61 6.51 2.61

Spain

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 0.79 1.71 5.79 1.71 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.73 1.83 5.73 1.83 Average 0.76 1.77 5.76 1.77

Sweden

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 2.54 1.60 7.54 1.60 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.90 1.62 7.90 1.62 Average 2.72 1.61 7.72 1.61

Switzerland

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1989 1.14 0.34 6.14 0.34 Average 1.14 0.34 6.14 0.34

Türkiye

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 0.60 1.73 5.60 1.73 Average 0.60 1.73 5.60 1.73

United Kingdom

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1975 1.40 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1975 1.40 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.41 6.40 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.10 6.10 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 1.40 2.06 6.40 2.06 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 1.70 2.13 6.70 2.13 Average 1.40 2.10 6.40 2.10

United States of America

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-5 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.65 6.65 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.57 6.57 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.40 6.40 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.55 6.55 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.64 6.64 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.70 6.70 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1973 1.71 6.71 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1974 1.63 6.63 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1974 1.65 6.65 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1974 1.60 6.60 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1974 1.79 6.79 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1978 2.00 7.00 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1981 2.02 2.03 7.02 2.03 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a 1990 2.21 2.02 7.21 2.02 Average 1.72 2.02 6.72 2.02