Characteristics

Code:

O-SLW-u-mq-v-4-a

Focus:

Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)

Time frame:

time unspecified (u)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

4

Description

Self report on two questions:

A  Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your life in general?
    2  satisfied
    1  dissatisfied
    -   do not know
B  Is that somewhat or very?
    1  somewhat
    2  very
    -   do not know

Computation
1  very dissatisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
4  very satisfied