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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-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:
7

Description

Self report on single question

Here are some questions about how you feel about your life. Please tick the number which you feel best describes how dissatisfied or satisfied you are with the following aspects of your current situation…

Your life as a whole.
1  not satisfied at all
2
3
4
5
6
7  completely satisfied

Last item in a list of domain satisfactions

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Anand et al. (2005): study GB 2000 16+ aged, general public, UK, 2000 N = 12040
Mean
= 5.220
SD
= 1.262
Dierker et al. (2023): study GB 1996 Single mothers, United Kingdom, followed 2 years before and 5 years after becoming a single mother, 1996 - 2020 N = 1963