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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: M-PL-u-sq-v-5-d

Characteristics

Code:
M-PL-u-sq-v-5-d
Focus:
Mixed: Pleasure in Life (M-PL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

I experience positive feelings in my life
5 strongly agree
4
3
2
1 strongly disagree

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Handa et al. (2014): study KE 2007 Poor households: benefactories of a welfare program and controls, Kenya, 2007 N = 1805
Mean
= 3.400