World Values Survey (2004): study XZ Germany West 1981

Publication

Author(s):: World Values Survey,
Title:: Aggregated Datafile European Values Survey 1999 and World Values Survey 2000. File name: WVSEVS_sb_v4.sav, 2004
Source:: http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org

Full text:: Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 0.99%, 2: 0.8%, 3: 3.07%, 4: 4.45%, 5: 10.95%, 6: 9.96%, 7: 15.44%, 8: 29.75%, 9: 13.85%, 10: 9.05% (total 98.31%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 7.17 6.86
SD:: 1.92 2.13

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
Remarks:: Valid responses: 1280
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 1.39 6.39
SD:: 1.47 1.47