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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-u-oq-v-3-a
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
open questioning (oq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
3

Description

Self report on open question

How happy are you with your life as a whole?
3  very happy
2  happy
1  not too happy

Ratings made by the interviewer

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Camfield et al. (2009): study BD 2004 18+ aged, general public,rural and urban areas, Bangladesh, 2004 N = 1500
Mean
= 1.932
SD
= 0.562