Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 /2

Publication

Author(s):: Andrews, F.M.; Withey, S.B.
Title:: Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Source:: Plenum Press, 1976, New York, USA

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:: O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:: Three-point happiness (G31)
Page in publication:: 319
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 11%, 2: 67%, 3: 22% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:: 2.11 6.99
SD:: 0.56 1.47

Full text:: Self report on single question:

How do you feel how happy you are.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed (about equally satisfied and dissatisfied)
3  mostly
2  unhappy
1  terrible
Classification:: O-HV-u-sq-v-7-b
Author's label:: Seven-point happiness (G32)
Page in publication:: 319
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 1%, 2: 1%, 3: 3%, 4: 9%, 5: 33%, 6: 40%, 7: 13% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.44 -
SD:: 1.09 -

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:: Affect balance (G37)
Remarks::                             Affect balance
Negative                                                         Positive
-5     -4     -3     -2     -1     0      +1     +2     +3     +4      +5
<1%    1%     2%     5%     8%     13%    17%    17%    16%    14%     6%
Page in publication:: 321
Error estimates:: equivalence: positive affect * negative affect: r=+.01 positive affect * affect balance : r=+.71 negative affect * affect balance : r=-.70
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 1.52 6.50
SD:: 2.15 -

Full text:: Self report on single question:

We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7  completely satisfied
6
5
4  neutral
3
2
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
Author's label:: Seven-point satisfaction (G29)
Page in publication:: 318
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 1%, 2: 1%, 3: 5%, 4: 11%, 5: 24%, 6: 44%, 7: 14% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.44 7.40
SD:: 1.17 1.95

Full text:: Self report on single question:

In general how satisfying do you find the way you are spending your life these days. Would you call it.....?
3  completely satisfying
2  pretty satisfying
1  not very satisfying
Classification:: O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a
Author's label:: Three-point satisfaction (G30)
Page in publication:: 318
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 12%, 2: 69%, 3: 19% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:: 2.07 6.91
SD:: 0.55 1.66

Full text:: Self report on single question :

Where would you put your life as a whole on a feeling thermometer?
Rated on 'thermometer scale' (in grades)
0 degrees: very cold, negative
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100 very warm, positive
Classification:: M-FH-u-sq-t-101-a
Author's label:: Thermometer (G8)
Page in publication:: 313
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%, 6: 1%, 7: 3%, 8: 7%, 9: 27%, 10: 43%, 11: 19%, 12: 0%, 13: 0%, 14: 0%, 15: 0%, 16: 0%, 17: 0%, 18: 0%, 19: 0%, 20: 0%, 21: 0%, 22: 0%, 23: 0%, 24: 0%, 25: 0%, 26: 0%, 27: 0%, 28: 0%, 29: 0%, 30: 0%, 31: 0%, 32: 0%, 33: 0%, 34: 0%, 35: 0%, 36: 0%, 37: 0%, 38: 0%, 39: 0%, 40: 0%, 41: 0%, 42: 0%, 43: 0%, 44: 0%, 45: 0%, 46: 0%, 47: 0%, 48: 0%, 49: 0%, 50: 0%, 51: 0%, 52: 0%, 53: 0%, 54: 0%, 55: 0%, 56: 0%, 57: 0%, 58: 0%, 59: 0%, 60: 0%, 61: 0%, 62: 0%, 63: 0%, 64: 0%, 65: 0%, 66: 0%, 67: 0%, 68: 0%, 69: 0%, 70: 0%, 71: 0%, 72: 0%, 73: 0%, 74: 0%, 75: 0%, 76: 0%, 77: 0%, 78: 0%, 79: 0%, 80: 0%, 81: 0%, 82: 0%, 83: 0%, 84: 0%, 85: 0%, 86: 0%, 87: 0%, 88: 0%, 89: 0%, 90: 0%, 91: 0%, 92: 0%, 93: 0%, 94: 0%, 95: 0%, 96: 0%, 97: 0%, 98: 0%, 99: 0%, 100: 0%, 101: 0% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10
Mean:: 79.17 7.92
SD:: 15.26 1.53

Full text:: Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:

How do you feel about your life as a whole......?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Summation: arithmetic mean

Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction'
Classification:: O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a
Author's label:: Life 3 (Life 1 + Life 2)
Remarks:: Combination of two ratings on 7-step scale results in 14 steps, with the following frequencies
7.0   6.5   6.0   5.5   5.0   4.5   4.0   3.5   3.0   2.5   2.0   1.5   1.0
%     %     %     %     %     %     %     %     %     %     %     %     %
5.5   7.4  23.4  17.8  26.4  8.4  6.3   1.7   1.1   0.7   0.8   0.3   0.2
Page in publication:: 311
Error estimates:: Reliability: repeat-reliability (correlation between scores on same questions asked twice during the interview): r=+.71 Validity:
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.30 7.17
SD:: - -

Author's label

Subject Description

Finding

Satisfaction with standards and values of society