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Studies

Noelle-Neumann (1980a): study XZ Germany West 1979

Publication

Author(s):
Noelle-Neumann, E.
Title:
Happiness and Games of Chance.
Source:
Paper Institut für Demoskopie, 1980, Allensbach, Germany

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, West Germany, 1979
Sample
Sampling not reported
Respondents
N = 0
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Interviewer rating of cheerfulness:

Altogether the respondent looks.....
2  quite cheerful
1  not too cheerful
-   difficult to say

Part of the 8 item Allensbacher Ausdrücktest which also involves ratings of cheerful appearance in: look, mouth, posture, movements, eyes, elbows and lips. This general rating is the last item in the test.
Classification:
A-CA-mh-ri-v-2-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding attitude to interview