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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-nd
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question

How do you feel about your life as a whole right now?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  no feeling either way
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Cameron et al. (2015): study NZ 2008 65-79 aged general public, New Zealand, 2008 - 2012 N = 4224