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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-da
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life? Would you say you are..
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study HT 2010 18+ aged, general public, Haiti, 2010 N = 503
Mean
= 2.108
SD
= 0.964
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study HT 2008 18+ aged, general public, Haiti, 2008 N = 1504
Mean
= 2.245
SD
= 1.030
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study HT 2006 18+ aged, general public, Haiti, 2006 N = 1582
Mean
= 2.336
SD
= 0.991
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study JM 2010 18+ aged, general public, Jamaica, 2010 N = 1504
Mean
= 2.716
SD
= 0.853
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study JM 2006 18+ aged, general public, Jamaica, 2006 N = 1579
Mean
= 2.754
SD
= 0.811
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study JM 2008 18+ aged, general public, Jamaica, 2008 N = 1488
Mean
= 2.755
SD
= 0.854
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study GY 2006 18+ aged, general public, Guyana, 2006 N = 1520
Mean
= 2.866
SD
= 0.815
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study SR 2010 18+ aged, general public, Surinam, 2010 N = 1500
Mean
= 2.869
SD
= 0.598
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study BZ 2010 18+ aged, general public, Belize, 2010 N = 1504
Mean
= 2.943
SD
= 0.814
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study AR 2010 18+ aged, general public, Argentina, 2010 N = 1410
Mean
= 2.944
SD
= 0.890
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study US 2008 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2008 N = 1500
Mean
= 2.959
SD
= 0.829
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study PE 2010 18+ aged, general public, Peru, 2010 N = 994
Mean
= 2.970
SD
= 0.785
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study TT 2010 18+ aged, general public, Trinidad and Tobago, 2010 N = 1516
Mean
= 3.010
SD
= 0.757
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study US 2010 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2010 N = 1500
Mean
= 3.063
SD
= 0.804
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study SV 2010 18+ aged, general public, El Salvador, 2010 N = 1550
Mean
= 3.074
SD
= 0.875
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study GY 2008 18+ aged, general public, Guyana, 2008 N = 2505
Mean
= 3.089
SD
= 0.820
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study BO 2010 18+ aged, general public, Bolivia, 2010 N = 3018
Mean
= 3.092
SD
= 0.730
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study GY 2010 18+ aged, general public, Guyana, 2010 N = 1540
Mean
= 3.103
SD
= 0.842
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study CA 2010 18+ aged, general public, Canada, 2010 N = 1499
Mean
= 3.110
SD
= 0.725
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study CL 2010 18+ aged, general public, Chile , 2010 N = 1965
Mean
= 3.118
SD
= 0.806
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study EC 2010 18+ aged, general public, Ecuador, 2010 N = 998
Mean
= 3.141
SD
= 0.766
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study PY 2010 18+ aged, general public, Paraguay, 2010 N = 1502
Mean
= 3.151
SD
= 0.682
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study NI 2010 18+ aged, general public, Nicaragua, 2010 N = 990
Mean
= 3.212
SD
= 0.826
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study UY 2010 18+ aged, general public, Uruguay, 2010 N = 1500
Mean
= 3.236
SD
= 0.704
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study MX 2010 18+ aged, general public, Mexico, 2010 N = 1562
Mean
= 3.267
SD
= 0.755
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study GT 2010 18+ aged, general public, Guatemala, 2010 N = 1504
Mean
= 3.309
SD
= 0.722
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study HN 2010 18+ aged, general public, Honduras, 2010 N = 992
Mean
= 3.317
SD
= 0.784
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study DO 2010 18+ aged, general public, Dominican Republic, 2010 N = 1500
Mean
= 3.345
SD
= 0.768
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study PA 2010 18+ aged, general public, Panama, 2010 N = 998
Mean
= 3.413
SD
= 0.651
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study VE 2010 18+ aged, general public, Venezuela, 2010 N = 1500
Mean
= 3.431
SD
= 0.784
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study CR 2010 18+ aged, general public, Costa Rica, 2010 N = 1001
Mean
= 3.440
SD
= 0.756
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study BR 2010 18+ aged, general public, Brazil, 2010 N = 2482
Mean
= 3.455
SD
= 0.738
Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study CO 2010 18+ aged, general public, Colombia, 2010 N = 997
Mean
= 3.464
SD
= 0.701