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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
M-AO-c-sq-v-3-a
Focus:
Mixed: Affect + Overall (M-AO)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
3

Description

Self report on single question

Are you satisfied with life at present?
3  always/mostly
2  now and then
1  no

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Nybo et al. (2001): study DK 1998 92-93 aged, Denmark, 1998 N = 2262
Mean
= 2.642
SD
= 0.653