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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-d

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-d
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:

Let's think about your life as a whole: would you say that you are with your life right now
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  a little dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Atkinson (1979): study CA 1974 18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1974 N = 1234