| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Campbell, A. |
| Title | The Sense of Well-Being in America. |
| Source | McGraw-Hill, 1981, New York, USA |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1978 |
| Collect period | 2 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| Probability simple random sample | |
| Respondents N = | 3692 |
| Non Response | about 20 % |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| at home | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 | Positive and negative affects |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range -5 - 5 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 2.00 | 7.00 |
| Standard deviation |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 | Satisfaction with life as a whole |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 | Happiness |
| Page in publication | 21 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 3 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 2.20 | 7.22 |
| Standard deviation | 0.60 | 1.56 |
| Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| % | 10.0 | 60.0 | 30.0 |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Family income | show | Household income |
| Level of education | show | Level of school-education |
| Satisfaction with amount of education | show | Satisfaction with education |
| Satisfaction with community | show | Attitude to vinicity |
| Satisfaction with family income | show | Satisfaction with income |
| Satisfaction with family life | show | Satisfaction with family-life |
| Satisfaction with health | show | Satisfaction with health |
| Satisfaction with housework | show | Satisfaction with home-making |
| Satisfaction with housing | show | Satisfaction with housing |
| Satisfaction with life in the U.S.A. | show | Satisfaction with life in nation in general |
| Satisfaction with neighbourhood | show | Attitude to neighborhood |
| Satisfaction with savings | show | Attitudes to one's possessions |
| Satisfaction with self | show | Satisfaction with oneself-as-a-person |
| Satisfaction with standard of living | show | Satisfaction with income |
| Satisfaction with work | show | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Satisfied with friendships | show | Satisfaction with friends |
| Satisfied with marriage | show | Satisfaction with marriage |