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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-ac
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

Generally speaking, are you satisfied with your life or not?
4  satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Oshio (2011): study JP 2007 50-75 aged, Japan, 2007 N = 3063
Mean
= 3.100
SD
= 0.700