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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-HL-u-sq-v-4-k

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-k
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question

All things considered, how happy are you?
1  very unhappy
2  somewhat unhappy
3  somewhat happy
4  very happy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Crowley (1986): study US 1981 54-69 aged men, USA, 1981 N = 1200
Mean
= 3.450
SD
= 0.638