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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

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

Overall, how satisfied are you with your present life?
1  very unsatisfied
2  unsatisfied
3  satisfied
4  very satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Daly et al. (2014): study IE 2013 Participants support program for underprivileged pregnant women, Dublin, Ireland, 2013 N = 102
Mean
= 0.910
SD
= 0.280