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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HP-u-sq-n-11-cb
Focus:
Overall: Happy Person (O-HP)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

To what extent do you consider yourself to be a happy person?
0  completely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5  neither unhappy, nor happy
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
VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2012 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2012 N = 5556
Marlet & VanWoerkens (2017): study NL 2001 /1 15+ aged, general public, Alkmaar, Netherlands 2001-2015 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.760