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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-c-sq-n-7-d
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:

"How satisfied are you with your life right now?"
1  dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7  satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
O'Brien & Patsiorkovski (1999): study RU 1996 18+ aged, Rural areas, general public, Russia, 1996 N = 463
Mean
= 4.407
SD
= 0.886
O'Brien & Patsiorkovski (1999): study RU 1997 18+ aged, rural areas, general public, Russia, 1997 N = 463
Mean
= 4.333
SD
= 0.854