Each partner's response to each questionnaire statement is put into one of
three categories: "positive", "negative", and uncertain. ~b"Positive"~b and
~b"negative"~b do not mean ~bright~b and ~bwrong~b in this context, which is
why they are in quotes. The only "correct"
response on the questionnaire is the one which is most honest.~l
    A "positive" response,
if taken at face value, indicates that the individual responding does not
perceive the issue addressed by the statement to be a problem in the
relationship.~l    A "positive" response can be either "Agree" or "Strongly
Agree", or "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree", depending on how the question is
phrased. For example,
"Disagree" would be considered a "positive" response to this statement:~n~n~b
    My partner has a problem with drinking or drugs.~b
~p
    A ~bcouple's~b response to a statement is considered "positive" only if ~bboth
partners~b responded "positively". This is why the "positive" couple
percentage will normally be lower than that of either partner. If both partners
respond "Uncertain", this is classified as a case of couple uncertainty.
Any other set of couple responses, including "positive" and "negative",
"positive" and "Uncertain", or "negative" and "negative", is classified as
a "negative" couple response.