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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-b
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
10

Description

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life these days? Please tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, where one means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied
10 very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1  very dissatisfied
-  don't know

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Bartlett et al. (2010): study MK 2008 18+ aged, FYR Macedonie, 2008 N = 2797
Mean
= 5.500
Böhnke & Kohler (2007): study ZZ EU 27 2003 18+ aged, general public, 27 EU member states, 2003 N = 400000
Aysan & Aysan (2017): study ZZ Europe 2011 18+ aged, general public, 34 European nations, 2011-2012 N = 43636
Mean
= 7.000
Eurofound (2018): study AT 2016 18+ aged, general public, Austria, 2016 N = 1177
Mean
= 7.900
Keck & Delhey (2004): study AT 2003 18+ aged, general public, Austria, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.762
SD
= 1.777
Anderson et al. (2009): study AT 2007 18+ aged, general public, Austria, 2007 N = 1043
Mean
= 6.950
SD
= 2.170
Eurofound (2018): study BE 2016 18+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2016 N = 1013
Mean
= 7.300
Keck & Delhey (2004): study BE 2003 /1 18+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.477
SD
= 1.604
Anderson et al. (2009): study BE 2007 18+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2007 N = 1010
Mean
= 7.540
SD
= 1.730
Eurofound (2018): study BG 2016 18+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2016 N = 1014
Mean
= 5.600
Keck & Delhey (2004): study BG 2003 18+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 4.408
SD
= 2.314
Anderson et al. (2009): study BG 2007 18+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2007 N = 1030
Mean
= 5.010
SD
= 2.070
Eurofound (2018): study HR 2016 18+ aged, general public, Croatia, 2016 N = 1009
Mean
= 6.300
Anderson et al. (2009): study HR 2007 18+ aged, general public, Croatia, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.440
SD
= 2.230
Eurofound (2018): study CY 2016 18+ aged, general public, Cyprus, 2016 N = 1008
Mean
= 6.500
Keck & Delhey (2004): study CY 2003 18+ aged, general public, Cyprus, 2003 N = 600
Mean
= 7.204
SD
= 2.090
Anderson et al. (2009): study CY 2007 18+ aged, general public, Cyprus, 2007 N = 1003
Mean
= 7.050
SD
= 2.190
Eurofound (2018): study CZ 2016 18+ aged, general public, Czech Republic, 2016 N = 1013
Mean
= 6.500
Keck & Delhey (2004): study CZ 2003 18+ aged, general public, Czech Republic, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.486
SD
= 2.133
Anderson et al. (2009): study CZ 2007 18+ aged, general public, Czech Republic, 2007 N = 1227
Mean
= 6.590
SD
= 2.100
Eurofound (2018): study DK 2016 18+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2016 N = 1017
Mean
= 8.200
Keck & Delhey (2004): study DK 2003 18+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 8.381
SD
= 1.524
Anderson et al. (2009): study DK 2007 18+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2007 N = 1004
Mean
= 8.480
SD
= 1.640
Böhnke & Kohler (2008): study ZZ EU 27 2003 18+ aged, general public, EU 27 and Turkey, 2003 N = 18600
Eurofound (2018): study EE 2016 18+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2016 N = 996
Mean
= 6.700
Keck & Delhey (2004): study EE 2003 18+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2003 N = 600
Mean
= 5.851
SD
= 2.022
Anderson et al. (2009): study EE 2007 18+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2007 N = 1023
Mean
= 6.720
SD
= 1.890
Eurofound (2018): study ZZ EU28 2016 18+ aged, general public, European Union, 2016 N = 30958
Mean
= 7.100
Eurofound (2018): study FI 2016 18+ aged, general public, Finland, 2016 N = 1048
Mean
= 8.100
Keck & Delhey (2004): study FI 2003 18+ aged, general public, Finland, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 8.045
SD
= 1.508
Anderson et al. (2009): study FI 2007 18+ aged, general public, Finland, 2007 N = 1002
Mean
= 8.230
SD
= 1.290
Eurofound (2018): study FR 2016 18+ aged, general public, France, 2016 N = 1192
Mean
= 7.200
Keck & Delhey (2004): study FR 2003 18+ aged, general public, France, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.917
SD
= 1.644
Anderson et al. (2009): study FR 2007 18+ aged, general public, France, 2007 N = 1537
Mean
= 7.320
SD
= 1.670
Eurofound (2018): study DE 2016 18+ aged, general public, Germany, 2016 N = 1621
Mean
= 7.300
Keck & Delhey (2004): study DE 2003 18+ aged, general public, Germany, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.227
SD
= 1.943
Anderson et al. (2009): study DE 2007 18+ aged, general public, Germany, 2007 N = 2008
Mean
= 7.160
SD
= 2.250
Eurofound (2018): study GR 2016 18+ aged, general public, Greece, 2016 N = 1089
Mean
= 5.300
Keck & Delhey (2004): study GR 2003 18+ aged, general public, Greece, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.775
SD
= 2.216
Anderson et al. (2009): study GR 2007 18+ aged, general public, Greece, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.580
SD
= 2.080
Eurofound (2018): study HU 2016 18+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2016 N = 1039
Mean
= 6.500
Keck & Delhey (2004): study HU 2003 18+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.940
SD
= 2.166
Anderson et al. (2009): study HU 2007 18+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.590
SD
= 2.250
Eurofound (2018): study IE 2016 18+ aged, general public, Ireland, 2016 N = 1009
Mean
= 7.700
Keck & Delhey (2004): study IE 2003 18+ aged, general public, Ireland, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.662
SD
= 1.754
Anderson et al. (2009): study IE 2007 18+ aged, general public, Ireland, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.590
SD
= 1.830
Eurofound (2018): study IT 2016 18+ aged, general public, Italy, 2016 N = 1997
Mean
= 6.600
Keck & Delhey (2004): study IT 2003 18+ aged, general public, Italy, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.214
SD
= 1.598
Anderson et al. (2009): study IT 2007 18+ aged, general public, Italy, 2007 N = 1516
Mean
= 6.590
SD
= 1.770
Eurofound (2018): study LV 2016 /1 18+ aged, general public, Latvia, 2016 N = 981
Mean
= 6.300
Keck & Delhey (2004): study LV 2003 18+ aged, general public, Latvia, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.544
SD
= 2.111
Anderson et al. (2009): study LV 2007 18+ aged, general public, Latvia, 2007 N = 1002
Mean
= 6.040
SD
= 2.120
Eurofound (2018): study LT 2016 18+ aged, general public, Lithuania, 2016 N = 1003
Mean
= 6.500
Keck & Delhey (2004): study LT 2003 18+ aged, general public, Lithuania, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.409
SD
= 2.166
Anderson et al. (2009): study LT 2007 18+ aged, general public, Lithuania, 2007 N = 1004
Mean
= 6.320
SD
= 2.010
Eurofound (2018): study LU 2016 18+ aged, general public, Luxembourg, 2016 N = 1013
Mean
= 7.900
Keck & Delhey (2004): study LU 2003 18+ aged, general public, Luxembourg, 2003 N = 600
Mean
= 7.673
SD
= 1.938
Anderson et al. (2009): study LU 2007 18+ aged, general public, Luxembourg, 2007 N = 1004
Mean
= 7.900
SD
= 1.860
Anderson et al. (2009): study MK 2007 18+ aged, general public, Macedonia, 2007 N = 1008
Mean
= 5.230
SD
= 2.400
Eurofound (2018): study MT 2016 18+ aged, general public, Malta, 2016 N = 994
Mean
= 7.600
Jones (2004): study MT 2003 18+ aged, general public, Malta, 2003 N = 600
Mean
= 7.262
SD
= 1.979
Anderson et al. (2009): study MT 2007 18+ aged, general public, Malta, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.560
SD
= 1.970
Eurofound (2018): study NL 2016 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2016 N = 1002
Mean
= 7.700
Keck & Delhey (2004): study NL 2003 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.511
SD
= 1.270
Anderson et al. (2009): study NL 2007 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2007 N = 1011
Mean
= 7.870
SD
= 1.230
Anderson et al. (2009): study NO 2007 18+ aged, general public, Norway, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 8.220
SD
= 1.490
Eurofound (2018): study PL 2016 18+ aged, general public, Poland, 2016 N = 1004
Mean
= 7.200
Keck & Delhey (2004): study PL 2003 18+ aged, general public, Poland, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.169
SD
= 2.276
Anderson et al. (2009): study PL 2007 18+ aged, general public, Poland, 2007 N = 1500
Mean
= 6.890
SD
= 2.040
Eurofound (2018): study PT 2016 18+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2016 N = 1063
Mean
= 6.900
Keck & Delhey (2004): study PT 2003 18+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.970
SD
= 2.067
Anderson et al. (2009): study PT 2007 18+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.190
SD
= 1.960
Eurofound (2018): study RO 2016 18+ aged, general public, Romania, 2016 N = 999
Mean
= 6.500
Keck & Delhey (2004): study RO 2003 18+ aged, general public, Romania, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.187
SD
= 2.272
Anderson et al. (2009): study RO 2007 18+ aged, general public, Romania, 2007 N = 1000
Mean
= 6.470
SD
= 2.080
Eurofound (2018): study SK 2016 18+ aged, general public, Slovakia, 2016 N = 1013
Mean
= 6.400
Keck & Delhey (2004): study SK 2003 18+ aged, general public, Slovakia, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.667
SD
= 2.370
Anderson et al. (2009): study SK 2007 18+ aged, general public, Slovakia, 2007 N = 1128
Mean
= 6.680
SD
= 1.990
Eurofound (2018): study SI 2016 18+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2016 N = 997
Mean
= 6.900
Keck & Delhey (2004): study SI 2003 18+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2003 N = 600
Mean
= 6.979
SD
= 1.941
Anderson et al. (2009): study SI 2007 18+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2007 N = 1035
Mean
= 7.230
SD
= 1.880
Eurofound (2018): study ES 2016 18+ aged, general public, Spain, 2016 N = 1004
Mean
= 7.000
Keck & Delhey (2004): study ES 2003 18+ aged, general public, Spain, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.459
SD
= 1.732
Anderson et al. (2009): study ES 2007 18+ aged, general public, Spain, 2007 N = 1015
Mean
= 7.250
SD
= 1.780
Eurofound (2018): study SE 2016 18+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2016 N = 1043
Mean
= 7.900
Keck & Delhey (2004): study SE 2003 18+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.800
SD
= 1.678
Anderson et al. (2009): study SE 2007 18+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2007 N = 1017
Mean
= 8.340
SD
= 1.620
Keck & Delhey (2004): study TR 2003 18+ aged, general public, Turkey, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 5.588
SD
= 2.743
Anderson et al. (2009): study TR 2007 18+ aged, general public, Turkey, 2007 N = 2000
Mean
= 6.200
SD
= 2.360
Eurofound (2018): study GB 2016 18+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2016 N = 1276
Mean
= 7.700
Keck & Delhey (2004): study GB 2003 18+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2003 N = 1000
Mean
= 7.278
SD
= 1.964
Anderson et al. (2009): study GB 2007 18+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2007 N = 1507
Mean
= 7.290
SD
= 1.980
Rose & Ozcan (2007): study ZZ EU 15 2003 18+aged general public, 15 EU member states and Turkey, 2003 N = 26000
Mean
= 7.400
Michon (2014a): study HU 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Hungary, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 5.650
Michon (2014a): study IE 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Ireland, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 7.900
Michon (2014a): study IT 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Italy, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 7.090
Michon (2014a): study LV 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Latvia, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 5.070
Michon (2014a): study LT 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Lithuania, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 4.720
Michon (2014a): study LU 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Luxembourg, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 7.370
Michon (2014a): study MT 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Malta, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 7.940
Michon (2014a): study PL 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Poland, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 6.110
Michon (2014a): study PT 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Portugal, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 6.940
Michon (2014a): study RO 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers, Romania, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 4.640
Michon (2014a): study SK 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers,Slovakia, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 5.790
Michon (2014a): study SI 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers,Slovenia, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 6.960
Michon (2014a): study ES 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers,Spain, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 6.940
Michon (2014a): study SE 2003 20 - 50 aged mothers,Sweden, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 7.240
Michon (2014a): study BE 2003 20-50 aged Mothers, Belgium , 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 6.970
Michon (2014a): study FI 2003 20-50 aged Mothers, Finland, 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 7.690
Michon (2014a): study ZZ EU 25 2003 20-50 aged mothers, 26 EU countries, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 5.070
Michon (2014a): study AT 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Austria, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 7.780
Michon (2014a): study BG 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Bulgaria , 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 5.280
Michon (2014a): study CZ 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Czech Republic , 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 6.890
Michon (2014a): study DK 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Denmark , 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 8.010
Michon (2014a): study EE 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Estonia, 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 5.610
Michon (2014a): study FR 2003 20-50 aged mothers, France, 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 6.770
Michon (2014a): study DE 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Germany, 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 7.080
Michon (2014a): study DE 2003 /1 20-50 aged mothers, Germany, 2003. N = 0
Mean
= 7.080
Michon (2014a): study GR 2003 20-50 aged mothers, Greece, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 6.390
Michon (2014a): study GB 2003 20-50 aged mothers, United Kingdom, 2003 N = 0
Mean
= 6.960
Alber & Lenarz (2008): study ZZ EU 27 2003 Adults, general public, EU 27 member states and Turkey, 2003 N = 35000
Haugen & Blekesaune (2005): study NO 1995 Farm women, Norway, 1995 N = 928
Mean
= 8.000
SD
= 1.600
Motmans et al. (2011): study BE 2010 Transgender people, Belgium, 2010 N = 135
Hess et al. (2014): study DE 2011 Transgenders male-to-female, Germany, 2011 N = 119
Mean
= 7.056
SD
= 2.106
Drobnic et al. (2010): study ZZ EU 9 2003 Working people, 9 European Union countries, 2003 N = 3354
Mean
= 7.040