Crowley (1986): study US 1981

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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:: Well-being
Remarks:: Weighted average computed from table 3 by WDH-team
The possible range is -5 to +5
Page in publication:: 100
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 28%, 2: 106% (total 134%)
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 1.75 -
SD:: - -

Full text:: Self report on single question

All things considered, how happy are you?
1  very unhappy
2  somewhat unhappy
3  somewhat happy
4  very happy
Classification:: O-HL-u-sq-v-4-k
Author's label:: global happiness
Remarks:: computed weighted average from table 2.
Page in publication:: 101
Observed distribution
Frequencies: 1: 1%, 2: 5%, 3: 42%, 4: 52% (total 100%)
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:: 3.45 -
SD:: 0.64 -

Author's label

Subject Description

Finding

Reason for retirement

Compulsory retirement (vs free choice)
Age at retirement
Early retirement
Reasons for retirement
Retired for heath reasons

Retired

Current status: retired or not