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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-c-sq-n-11-e
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

Overall, how happy would you say you are currently?
10  very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  very unhappy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Niimi (2018): study JP 2013 20-69 aged, general public, Japan, 2013 N = 3257
Well-Being Study Unit (2012a): study JP 2012 15-69 aged, general population, Japan, 2012 N = 10469
Mean
= 6.100