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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-g-sq-v-4-h
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

If you were to consider your life in general, how happy or unhappy would you say you are on the whole?
4  very happy
3  fairly happy
2  not so happy
1  not at all happy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
ISSP (2003): study IE 2001 Adults, age range not reported, general public, Ireland, 2001 N = 1240
Mean
= 3.387
SD
= 0.585