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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-g-sq-v-4-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with your life in general? Would you say that you are…?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-   Don't know
-   No opinion

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Graham (2008): study ZZ Latin America 2004 18+ aged, general public, Latin America, 2004 N = 19605