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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-HL-c-sq-v-4-v

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-v
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:

Taking all things together, how would you say you are these days? Are you..
4  very happy
3
2
1  very unhappy

Intermediate labels not reported

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation Chan, D. et al. (2017): study ZZ Developing nations 2012 50+ aged, 6 non-Western developing countries, 201? N = 35329
Chan, D. et al. (2017): study CN 2012 50+ aged, China, 201? N = 13367
Mean
= 3.580
SD
= 0.700
 Chan, D. et al. (2017): study GH 2012 50+ aged, Ghana, 201? N = 4724
Mean
= 3.520
SD
= 0.860
 Chan, D. et al. (2017): study IN 2012 50+ aged, India, 201? N = 7150
Mean
= 3.460
SD
= 0.770
 Chan, D. et al. (2017): study MX 2012 50+ aged, Mexico, 201? N = 2315
Mean
= 3.450
SD
= 0.780
 Chan, D. et al. (2017): study RU 2012 50+ aged, Russia, 201? N = 3933
Mean
= 3.330
SD
= 0.760
 Chan, D. et al. (2017): study ZA 2012 50+ aged, South Africa, 201? N = 3840
Mean
= 3.560
SD
= 0.870