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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-c-sq-v-4-g
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life at present?
1  not at all
2
3
4  very much

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Fernandez Ballesteros et al. (2001): study ES 1996 65+ aged, Spain, 1996 N = 507
Mean
= 2.820
SD
= 0.790