| Selfreport on single question: "Some people have certain goals or aspirations for various aspects of their lives. They aim for a particular sort of home, income, family lifestyle, and so on. Compared to your general aims and goals, how would you say that your life measures up to it.....?" 1 not at all 2 fairly 3 poorly 4 half as well as your goal 5 fairly 6 well 7 matches your goal | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, C-RG | Contentment: Realization of Goals |
| Time frame, u | time unspecified |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 7 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Michalos (1980): study CA 1979 |
| Title | Satisfaction and Happiness. |
| Public | University staff members, Guelph Canada, 1979 |
| Reference | Michalos (1983): study CA Ontario 1982 4 |
| Title | Satisfaction and Happiness in a Rural Northern Resource Community. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, rural community, North Ontario, Canada, 1982 |