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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLP-c-sq-v-2-a

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLP-c-sq-v-2-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with Personal Life (O-SLP)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
2

Description

Self report on single question:

In general, are you satisfied with the way things are going in your personal life at this time?
2  satisfied
1  dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation Gallup (2008): study US 2004 /2 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2004 N = 1003
Mean
= 1.861
SD
= 0.346
 Gallup (2008): study US 2003 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 1.858
SD
= 0.349
 Gallup (2008): study US 2002 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2002 N = 1014
Mean
= 1.863
SD
= 0.343
 Gallup (2008): study US 2002 /1 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2002 N = 1002
Mean
= 1.839
SD
= 0.368
 Gallup (2008): study US 2003 /3 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2003 N = 1010
Mean
= 1.893
SD
= 0.309
 Gallup (2008): study US 2001 /3 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2001 N = 840
Mean
= 1.846
SD
= 0.361
 Gallup (2008): study US 2007 /1 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2007 N = 0
Mean
= 1.857
SD
= 0.350
 Gallup (2011): study US 2011 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2011 N = 1000
Mean
= 1.788
SD
= 0.409
 Gallup (2011): study US 2013 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2013 N = 1000
Mean
= 1.798
SD
= 0.402
 Veenhoven & Hagerty (2006): study US 1946 Adult, general public, United States 1946-2004 N = 2000000
Brenan (2023): study US 2015 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2015 N = 1000
Mean
= 1.850
SD
= 0.357
 Brenan (2023): study US 2016 18+ aged, general public, United States, 201 N = 1000
Mean
= 1.850
SD
= 0.357
 Brenan (2023): study US 2017 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2017 N = 0
Mean
= 1.870
SD
= 0.336
 Brenan (2023): study US 2019 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2019 N = 1000
Brenan (2023): study US 2020 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2020 N = 1000
Mean
= 1.900
SD
= 0.300
 Brenan (2023): study US 2021 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2021 N = 1000
Brenan (2023): study US 2023 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2023 N = 1000