Timmermans (1997): study MX 1990
Publication
- Author(s):
- Timmermans, D.
- Title:
- Correlates of Happiness in 42 Nations: Analysis of the World Values Study 1990 - 1991
- Source:
- No report available. Findings directly entered in the World Database of Happiness. Based on analysis of World Values Survey 2.
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Mexico, 1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1531
- Non Response
- Assessment
- 
        Interview: face-to-face                    
 Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on single question:
 
 Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
 4 very happy
 3 quite happy
 2 not very happy
 1 not at all happy.
- Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 2.1%, 2: 26.2%, 3: 42.3%, 4: 25.3% (total 95.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.95 6.05
- SD:
- - -
- 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
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- 2,0
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 2.3%, 2: 2%, 3: 2.1%, 4: 3%, 5: 8.6%, 6: 9.5%, 7: 13%, 8: 25.5%, 9: 16.5%, 10: 16.5% (total 99%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.41 7.10
- SD:
- - -
- 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 Scale
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.39 6.40
- SD:
- - -