Characteristics

Code:

M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-a

Focus:

Mixed: Time Happy (M-TH)

Time frame:

last month, last few weeks (cm)

Mode:

1 question (sq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

5

Description

Self report on single question:

During the past 4 weeks.. Have you been a happy person?
5  all of the time
4  most of the time
3  some of the time
2  a little of the time
1  none of the time

Item MH5 in SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study 36 item Short Form) version 2 (5-step rating scale)