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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-5-a
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:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

All in all, are you currently satisfied with your life.....?
0  not satisfied
1
2
3
4  very satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Gehmacher (1990a): study AT 1989 Military male cadres, Austria, 1989 N = 1296
Mean
= 3.000