Halman et al. (1987): study ZZ EU 10 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Halman, L.C.; DeMoor, R.A.; Heunks, F.J.; Zanders, H.
- Title:
- Traditie, Secularisatie en Individualisering. (Tradition, Secularization and Individualisation- a Study into the Values of the Dutch within a European Context
- Source:
- Tilburg University Press, 1987, Tilburg, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, EU 10 nations, 1981
- Survey name
- INT-WorldValuesSurvey 1
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 12464
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
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
- Author's label:
- Satisfacion
- Remarks:
- COUNTRY M SD Ms'
France 6.67 2.11 6.30
Great-Britain 7.67 1.91 7.41
West Germany 7.25 1.90 6.94
Italy 6.62 2.52 6.24
Netherlands 7.70 1.63 7.44 NA = 2%
Denmark 8.21 1.86 8.01
Belgium 7.37 1.81 7.08
Spain 6.60 2.00 6.22
Ireland 7.82 1.89 7.58
Northern Ireland 7.69 1.91 7.43
EC countries 7.10 2.12 6.78 - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.10 6.78
- SD:
- 2.12 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on 10 questions:
"During the past week, did you ever feel.....?"
A So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
B Proud, because someone had complimented you
C Very lonely or remote from people?
D Pleased about having accomplished something
E Bored
F On top of the world?
G Depressed
H That things were going your way?
I Upset because someone criticized you?
J Could not do anything, simply because you could not start?
Answer options and scoring:
- yes = 1
- no = 0
Summation:
Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on B,D F,H
Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on A,C,E,G,I,J
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range -6 to +4
Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (adapted version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cw-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Affect
- Page in publication:
- 6.68
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -6 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.17 6.17
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a