Distributional Findings on Happiness by measure type and by year in the general public of Ireland (IE)
3-step verbal Happiness (111B)
- Typical text:
- In general, how happy would you say you are?:
- very happy
- fairly happy
- not very happy
very = 3...not very = 1
4-step verbal Happiness (111C)
- Typical text:
- Taking all things together, would you say you are?:
- very happy
- quite happy
- not very happy
- not at all happy
very = 4 ......not at all = 1
10-step numeral Happiness (112F)
- Typical text:
- Taking all things together on a scale of one to ten, how hapy would you say you are?
1 very unhappy
:
10 very happy
11-step numeral Happiness (112G)
- Typical text:
- Generally speaking, how happy do you feel?
10 extremely happy
:
0 extremely unhappy
4-step verbal LifeSatisfaction (121C)
- Typical text:
- How satisfied are you with the life you lead?
- very satisfied
- fairly satisfied
- not very satisfied
- not at all satisfied
very = 4 ....... not at all = 1
5-step verbal LifeSatisfaction (121D)
- Typical text:
- Overall, how satisfied are you with your present life?
- very satisfied
- fairly satisfied
- neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
- fairly dissatisfied
- very dissatisfied
very satisfied = 5 ..... very dissatisfied = 1
10-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122F)
- Typical text:
- All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole now?
10 satisfied
.: .
1 dissatisfied
11-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122G)
- Typical text:
- All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
10 very satisfied
:
0 not satisfied
7-step good-bad things in life (15C)
- Typical text:
- Thinking about the good and bad things in your life, which of these answers best describes your life-as-a-whole?
1 as bad as can be
:
7 as good as can be
10-step Quality-Of-Life (15E)
- Typical text:
- All things considered, how would you rate your quality of life on a scale from 1 to 10?
10 good
:
1 bad
3-item Overall Happiness (19B)
- Typical text:
- A: How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
B: How satisfied are you with how your life has turned out so far?
C: How happy are you?
0 extremely dissatisfied
:
10 extremely satisfied
11-step life-satisfaction plus imputation of missing cases (19G)
- Typical text:
- All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
10 very satisfied
:
0 not satisfied
Missing cases of average life-satisfaction in nations estimated on the basis of a combination of observed components of happiness in that nation:
1) Afffective component, measured using responses to multiple questions about yesterday's affective experience, from which an affect balance score was computed
2) Cognitive component, measured using responses to single question on Best-Worst possible life
Computation explained in EHERO Working Paper 2021-3 https://www.eur.nl/en/ehero/media/2021-03-ehero-workingpaper2021-3 How to complete the ranklist of happiness in nations
10-item Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn) (222)
- 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?
More days like yesterday (24A)
- Typical text:
- Do you want more days like yesterday?
- yes
- no
% yes
6 item yesterday Affect Balance (24D)
- Typical text:
- Did you feel yesterday.. (yes/no)?
- enjoyment
- worry
- sadness
- anger
- depression
- did you smile and laugh a lot
10 item Yesterday Affect Balance (24E)
- Typical text:
- Did you feel yesterday (yes/no)
- well-rested
- treated with respect
- smile and laugh a lot
- learn or do something interesting
- enjoyment
- physical pain
- worry
- sadness
- stress
- anger
Rated:
0: no
1: yes
Computation: (A+B+C+D+E) - (F+G+H+I+J)
11 item Yesterday's Affect Balance (24F)
- Typical text:
- Did you feel yesterday.. (yes/no)?
- well rested
- worried
- proud
- depressed
- ...etc
Computation: % positive affect minus % negative affect
14-item Yesterday's Affect Balance (24G)
- Typical text:
- Did you feel yesterday.. (yes/no)?
- well rested
- worried
- proud
- depressed
- ...etc
Computation: % positive affect minus % negative affect
11-step numeral Best-Worst possible Life (32D)
- Typical text:
- Suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder the worst possible life. Where on this ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
- 10
- .
- .
- 0
5-step verbal Life fits Wants (34D)
- Typical text:
- On the whole my life is close to how I would like it to be
- strongly agree
- agree
- neither agree nor disagree
- disagree
- strongly disagree
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- Typical text: