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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
M-TH-cw-sq-n-8-a
Focus:
Mixed: Time Happy (M-TH)
Time frame:
last week (cw)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
8

Description

Self report on single question:

How many days in the previous week did you feel happy?
0  none
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7  all

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Simon & Nath (2004): study US 1996 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1996 N = 2904
Mean
= 5.300
SD
= 2.000