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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLL-c-sq-n-5-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with Life one Leads (O-SLL)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with the life you lead currently......?
5   very satisfied                         
4
3
2
1   not at all satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Birk & Palme (1991): study AT Wien 1991 19+ aged, general public, Vienna, Austria, 1991 N = 2500
Mean
= 4.050