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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ca
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:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
0  not satisfied at all
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 very satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Abrams & Hall (1972): study GB 1971 /1 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 1971 N = 213
Mean
= 5.500