Headey (1981): study AU 1978
Publication
- Author(s):
- Headey, B.
- Title:
- The Quality of Life in Australia.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1981, Vol. 9, 155 - 181
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, general public, Australia, 1978
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 679
- Non Response
- not reported
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question asked twice
'How do you feel about your life as a whole?'
1 terrible
2 very unhappy
3 unhappy
4 mostly dissatisfied
5 mixed feelings
6 mostly satisfied
7 pleased
8 very pleased
9 delighted - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sqt-v-9-a
- Author's label:
- Life-as-a-whole index
- Remarks:
- Same questions asked at the beginning and after 15 minutes interview time, results averaged. Respondents in general scored higher the second time. 86.3% answered at the same or adjacent point on the scale
- Page in publication:
- 159
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 9 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.00 -
- SD:
- 1.20 -
- Full text:
-
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
- Author's label:
- Bradburn's Affect Balance scale
- Page in publication:
- 159
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.70 -
- SD:
- 2.00 -