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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-g
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? I feel...
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not happy at all

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Ekici & Koydemir (2014): study TR 2008 15+ aged, general public, Turkey, 2008 N = 2381
Mean
= 2.930
SD
= 0.895
Ekici & Koydemir (2014a): study TR 1999 15+ aged, general public, Turkey, 1999 N = 1205
Mean
= 2.615
SD
= 1.007