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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLW-u-sq-n-10-d

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-10-d
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
10

Description

Self report on single question

On a scale from 1 (terrible) to 10 (excellent) how do you rate your life as a whole?
1 terrible
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 excellent

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Nawijn (2009): study NL 2008 International tourists visiting the Netherlands, 2008 N = 481
Mean
= 8.240
SD
= 1.220