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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
M-TH-g-sq-v-9-a
Focus:
Mixed: Time Happy (M-TH)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
9

Description

Self report on single  question:

"Please estimate your happiness on the scale below by marking a number from 1 to 9"
1   not very happy most of the time
2
3
4
5   happy most of the time
6
7
8
9   very happy most of the time

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Miller & Wilson (1968): study US 1966 Students, undergraduates, Kent State University at Ashtabula, Ohio, USA., 1966-67 N = 132