Measurement of 'subjective well-being': necessity to make a distinction between cognition and affect and between positive and negative affect. Happiness and satisfaction with life in general / satisfaction with: house / income / health / satisfaction compared with others. Feelings, frequency and intensity, about own performance and behaviour: satisfaction / upset / very happy / proud / joy / depressed / bored / restless / everything went like clockwork / frustration / delighted / very unhappy / feeling fine in company / humiliated / relaxed / everything went wrong. Self descriptions: talkative / friendly / responsible / well- balanced / well-informed / like to be in the centre of interest / cool, superior / like order and regularity / nervous, tense / critical, independent / energetic, vivid / cordial / conscientious / self-controlled / no intellectual pretentions / like to be among people / trustful of others / like to dress for occasion / worried / sharp, intelligent. Background variables: basic characteristics/ housing situation/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education