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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-?-sq-v-4-c
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on single question:

Overall satisfaction with…... your life as a whole
(full question not reported)
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Michalski (2001): study CA 2000 Participants focus groups, Canada, 2000 N = 346
Mean
= 3.120
SD
= 0.725