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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: C-BW-c-sq-l-11-d

Characteristics

Code:
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-d
Focus:
Contentment: Best-Worst possible life (C-BW)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
ladder scale (l)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question

Here is a picture of a ladder. The '10' at the top of the ladder means the best possible life you can imagine. The '0' at the bottom of the ladder means the worst possible life you can imagine. On which place of the ladder is your life as a whole?
Please mark the number that best corresponds with how you feel about your life now.
10  the best life I can imagine
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0   the worst life I can imagine

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Schaefer & Burnett (1987): study US NorthCarolina 1980 Mothers of young children, followed 3 years, N.Carolina, USA, 1980-83 N = 51
Zeijl & Kappelhof (2004): study NL 2001 Basic school children, Netherlands, 2001-02 N = 9782
Mean
= 8.254
SD
= 1.533