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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-c
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question

In general, how do you feel about your life at present?
4  I feel very happy
3  I feel happy
2  I don't feel happy
1  I am not happy at all

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Honkala et al. (2006): study KW 2002 11-13 age, schoolchildren, Kuwait, 2002-2003 N = 2556