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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SL?-g-sq-l-11-a

Characteristics

Code:
O-SL?-g-sq-l-11-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction With Life: item not reported (O-SL?)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
ladder scale (l)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

"........satisfaction with life in general........."
(Full question not reported)
Rated on a ladder scale.
[ 10 ]  very satisfied
[   9 ]
[   8 ]
[   7 ]
[   6 ]
[   5 ]  neutral
[   4 ]
[   3 ]
[   2 ]
[    1]
[   0 ]  very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Rempel (1985): study CA 1979 Elderly persons, noninstitutionalized, Canada, 1979 N = 338
Mean
= 9.100