Characteristics

Code:

O-HV-*-sq-vt-11-a

Focus:

Overall: Happiness Various items (O-HV)

Time frame:

various time frames (*)

Mode:

1 question (sq)

Scale Type:

verbal scales transformed to same range (vt)

Scale Range:

11

Description

Self report on single question:

Equivalent questions on overall happiness. (Slightly different items used in the various nations)

Scores transformed to common range 0 - 10  by means of Thurstone procedure (response options weighted by experts)

Weights for responses:
9.3 -  very happy                              
6.7 -  pretty happy                            
6.5 -  fairly happy                              
4.1 -  not too happy                          
3.7 -  not very happy                        
2.7 -  not happy                                
1.0 -  not at all happy                        
0.6 -  very unhappy