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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SL?-?-sq-v-5-e

Characteristics

Code:
O-SL?-?-sq-v-5-e
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction With Life: item not reported (O-SL?)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question

.. life .. (text not reported)
5  very satisfied
4
3
2
1 very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation Gee (2000a): study CA British Columbia 1996 65+ aged, Chinese Canadians, Canada, 1996 N = 2158
Calys-Tagoe et al. (2014): study GH 2007 50+ aged, Ghana, 2007-2008 N = 4724
Yancey & Berglass (1991): study US Texas 1989 Undergraduate students, Austin, Texas, USA N = 140
Mean
= 3.900
SD
= 0.900
 Yancey & Eastman (1995): study US 1993 Adults, aged 30-83, USA N = 215
Mean
= 4.000