Noll (1993): study DE East Germany 1990

Publication

Author(s):: Noll, H.H.
Title:: Lebensbedingungen in der EG gleichen sich nur langsam an. (Slow Leveling of Living Conditions in the EC).
Source:: ISI Bulletin, 1993, nr. 9, 11 - 15

Public: 18+ aged age range not reported, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1990
Survey name: DE-Allensbacher Survey
Sample: Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents: N = 0
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

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
Page in publication:: 36
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 0.94 5.94
SD:: - -