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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-u-sq-n-10-h
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
10

Description

Self report on single question:

In general, how happy would you say you are?
10
9
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5
4
3
2
1
Labels of scale ends not reported

1. Least happy score
2
3
-
-
10. Most happy score

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Breslin et al. (2013): study GB 2009 16+ aged general public Northern Ireland, 2009 N = 4663