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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLW-?-sqt-n-5-a

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-?-sqt-n-5-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
1 question, asked twice (sqt)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question asked twice
"…. satisfaction with life on the whole..'
(full lead item not reported)

1  completely dissatisfied
2
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4
5  completely satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Keng & Hooi (1995): study SG 1993 15-54 aged, general public, Singapore, 1993 N = 329
Mean
= 3.510
SD
= 0.680