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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-l
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:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
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Labels of scale extremes not reported

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Sarracino et al. (2019): study JP 1990 General public, age 18+, Japan, 1990-2010 N = 0
Mean
= 6.835
SD
= 1.908