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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-c-sq-n-7-c
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question:

Here are some words and phrases. We would like you to use these in describing how you feel about your present life.
1  not very satisfying
2
3
4
5
6
7  completely satisfying

Item in Campbell's semantic differential scale

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Nock (1981): study US 1973 16+ aged working force, USA, followed 5 years, 1973-1977 N = 963