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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-HP-u-sq-n-10-b

Characteristics

Code:
O-HP-u-sq-n-10-b
Focus:
Overall: Happy Person (O-HP)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
10

Description

Self report on single question:

To what extent do you consider yourself as a happy person?
1  completely unhappy
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely happy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2012 /1 18+ aged, general public Netherlands, 2012 N = 5556
Mean
= 7.816
SD
= 1.164
 VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2012 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2012 N = 5556
Mean
= 7.816
SD
= 1.164
 VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2013 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands,2013 N = 970
Mean
= 7.743
SD
= 1.123
 VanBeuningen & Dewitt (2016): study NL 2015 12-25 aged, general public, Netherlands, 2015. N = 4042
Mean
= 7.928
SD
= 1.374