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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLW-c-sq-n-5-c

Characteristics

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

At present, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5  very satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Buehler (1988): study US Minnesota 1981 Divorced parenrs, Minnesota USA, 1981 N = 177
Mean
= 3.860
SD
= 1.060
Yoshino (2007b): study FR 1987 18+ aged, general public, France, 1987 N = 1013
Mean
= 3.512
SD
= 1.109