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Happiness Measure Types

Equivalent measure type

Code:
421
Name:
Yesterday Affect Balance + Best-Worst possible life

Typical text

Estimated 11-step life-satisfaction (overall happiness) in a nation on the basis of a combination of observed components of happiness in that nation:
1) Afffective component, measured using responses to multiple questions about yesterday's affective experience, from which an affect balance score was computed
2) Cognitive component, measured using responses to single question on Best-Worst possible life
Computation explained in EHERO Working Paper 2021-3 https://www.eur.nl/en/ehero/media/2021-03-ehero-workingpaper2021-3 How to complete the ranklist of happiness in nations

Measures included in this type

Measure Code Description Nr. Studies