Study

Publication
Author(s)	Smith, T.W.
Title	Happiness: Time Trends, Seasonal Variations, Intersurvey Differences, and Other Mysteries.
Source	Social Psychology Quarterly, 1979, Vol. 42, 18 - 30
Investigation
Public	16+ aged, general public, United States, 1974
Collect period	2
Survey name	US-CNS-10
Sample	Not available
Weighting	N
Respondents N =	692
Non Response	Not available
Assesment	Interview: face-to-face
Happiness measure(s) used

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
Page in publication	22
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Scores in	1	2	3
%	20.0	57.0	23.0

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
Page in publication	26
Remarks	PA: 3,02; NA: 1,39
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes