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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-fc
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:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with your current life as a whole?
5  very satisfied
4  fairly satisfied
3  neither agree nor disagree
2  fairly  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Tsai (2016): study TW 2010 19+ aged, general public, Taiwan, 2010 N = 1895
Mean
= 3.742
SD
= 0.987
Joarder et al. (2017): study BD 2012 /1 25+ aged, intimates left behind after migration, Bangladesh, 2012 - 2013. N = 205
Mean
= 2.960
SD
= 1.210