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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLC-c-sq-n-11-b
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with Life-Course (O-SLC)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with your life and your current condition?
10
9
8
7
6
5 neutral
4
3
2
1
0

Labels scale extremes not reported

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Ip & Cheung (2014): study TW 2007 General public, aged 18-65, Taiwan, 2007 N = 1134
Mean
= 6.600
SD
= 1.920