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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-DT-?-sq-f-7-d
Focus:
Overall: Delighted vs Terrible life (O-DT)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
faces scale (f)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question

How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
7  delighted
6
5
4
3
2
1  very unhappy

Last question in 42 item SLDS scale in which many questions about satisfaction with life domains and health

Possibly a time reference was mentioned at the start of this questionnaire

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Baker et al. (1994): study US 1992 Bone marrow transplant survivors 5 years after transplant, United States, 1992 N = 157
Mean
= 5.590
SD
= 1.360