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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

On the whole, are you…?
5  fully satisfied
4  not fully satisfied but generally
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  still dissatisfied
1  extremely dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Huffman & Rizov (2016): study RU 1994 16+ aged, general public, Russia, 1994-2005 N = 4000
Mean
= 2.430
SD
= 1.080
Loewe et al. (2014a): study CL 2013 Employed, 18-74, Chile, 2013 N = 530
Mean
= 3.730
SD
= 0.770