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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-e
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

Taking everything into consideration, how happy do you consider yourself?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not so happy
1  very unhappy
-   DK/NA

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Romanian POB (2011): study RO 2005 /1 18+ aged, general public, Romania, 2005 N = 1776
Mean
= 2.556
SD
= 0.737
Romanian POB (2011): study RO 2005 18+ aged, general public, Romania, 2005 N = 1800
Mean
= 2.550
SD
= 0.709