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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
M-FH-c-sq-v-4-b
Focus:
Mixed: Feel Happy (M-FH)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life these days?
4  often
3  sometimes
2  rarely
1  never
-  don't know

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Inoguchi & Fujii (2009): study JP 2009 20-69 aged, general public, Japan, 2009 N = 1003
Mean
= 2.980
SD
= 0.662
Tambyah & Tan (2018): study SG 2006 Working aged (18-59), Singapore, 2006 N = 1200
Mean
= 3.213
SD
= 0.676
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study VN 2003 Working aged (20-69), Vietnam, 2003-2008 N = 875
Mean
= 3.452
SD
= 0.610
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study TH 2003 Working aged (20-69), Thailand, 2003-2008 N = 971
Mean
= 3.282
SD
= 0.674
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study SG 2003 Working aged (20-69), Singapore, 2003-2008 N = 0
Mean
= 3.213
SD
= 0.676
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study PH 2003 Working aged (20-69), Philippines, 2003-2008 N = 797
Mean
= 3.232
SD
= 0.665
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study MM 2003 Working aged (20-69), Myanmar, 2003-2008 N = 693
Mean
= 3.000
SD
= 0.747
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study MY 2003 Working aged (20-69), Malaysia, 2003-2008 N = 710
Mean
= 3.351
SD
= 0.669
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study LA 2003 Working aged (20-69), Laos, 2003-2008 N = 671
Mean
= 3.160
SD
= 0.609
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study ID 2003 Working aged (20-69), Indonesia, 2003-2008 N = 839
Mean
= 3.123
SD
= 0.706
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study KH 2003 Working aged (20-69), Cambodia, 2003-2008 N = 983
Mean
= 3.013
SD
= 0.520
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study TW 2003 Working aged (20-69), Taiwan, 2003-2008 N = 852
Mean
= 2.707
SD
= 0.737
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study KR 2003 Working aged (20-69), South Korea, 2003-2008 N = 1342
Mean
= 2.830
SD
= 0.736
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study JP 2003 Working aged (20-69), Japan, 2003-2008 N = 0
Mean
= 3.006
SD
= 0.663
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study HK 2006 Working aged (20-69), Hong Kong, 2006 N = 1000
Mean
= 2.737
SD
= 0.802
Tambyah & Tan (2018): study SG 2011 15+ aged, Singapore 2011 N = 1503
Mean
= 3.188
SD
= 0.653
Tambyah & Tan (2018): study SG 2016 15+ aged, Singapore 2016 N = 1503
Mean
= 3.002
SD
= 0.690
Yao et al. (2009): study TW 2006 20-69, aged, general public, Taiwan, 2006 N = 1016
Mean
= 2.290
SD
= 0.739
Inoguchi (2006): study SG 2006 Working aged (20-59), Singapore, 2006 N = 1038
Mean
= 3.216
SD
= 0.673
Inoguchi & Fujii (2009a): study JP 2006 20-69 aged, general public, Japan, 2006 N = 1003
Mean
= 2.980
SD
= 0.662
Tambyah et al. (2009): study SG 2006 20+ aged, general public, Singapore, 2006 N = 1038
Mean
= 3.213
SD
= 0.676
Shu & Zhu (2009): study CN 2006 20-69 aged, general public, China, 2006 N = 2000
Sing (2009a): study HK 2006 20-69 aged, general public, Hong Kong, 2006 N = 1000
Inoguchi (2006): study VN 2006 Working aged (20-59), Viet Nam, 2006 N = 1000
Mean
= 3.446
SD
= 0.622
Inoguchi (2006): study TW 2006 Working aged (20-59), Taiwan, 2006 N = 1006
Mean
= 2.705
SD
= 0.739
Inoguchi (2006): study KR 2006 Working aged (20-59), Korea,(South), 2006 N = 1000
Mean
= 2.829
SD
= 0.736
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study CN 2003 Working aged (20-69), China, 2003-2008 N = 1798
Mean
= 2.939
SD
= 0.753
Inoguchi (2006): study JP 2006 Working aged (20-59), Japan, 2006 N = 1003
Mean
= 2.980
SD
= 0.662
Inoguchi (2006): study HK 2006 Working aged (20-59), Hong Kong, 2006 N = 1000
Mean
= 2.737
SD
= 0.803
Inoguchi (2006): study CN 2006 Working aged (20-59), China, 2006 N = 2000
Mean
= 2.927
SD
= 0.777
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study ZZ Asia 2006 Working aged (20-59), 15 Asian nations, 2006-2008 N = 18106
Mean
= 3.064
SD
= 0.724
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study ZZ Asia 2003 Working aged (20-59), 29 Asian nations, 2003-2008 N = 47229
Mean
= 3.100
SD
= 0.720
Tambyah et al. (2010): study SG 2006 Working aged (20-69), Singapore 2006 N = 1000
Mean
= 3.213
SD
= 0.676
Inoguchi & Fujii (2013): study IN 2003 Working aged (20-69), India, 2003-2008 N = 652
Mean
= 3.204
SD
= 0.744