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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-e
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
3

Description

Self report on single question:

Do you usually feel that your daily life is a source of personal satisfaction?
3  yes
2  most often, yes
1  sometimes, no

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Berlin & Kaunitz (2015): study SE 1991 18-75 aged general public, Sweden, followed 9 years1991, 2000 N = 6406
Mean
= 2.560