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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-DT-cy-sq-v-7-a
Focus:
Overall: Delighted vs Terrible life (O-DT)
Time frame:
last year (cy)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole, taking into account  what has happened in the last year and what you expect to happen in the future
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
O'Brien & Webbie (2004): study AU 2001 18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2001 N = 26900