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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-rb

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-rb
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life?
1  very dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4  satisfied
5  very satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 1998 Urban, Korea (South), 1998 N = 13248
Mean
= 2.890
SD
= 0.907
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 1999 Urban, Korea (South), 1999 N = 12012
Mean
= 2.948
SD
= 0.796
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2000 Urban, Korea (South), 2000 N = 11200
Mean
= 3.049
SD
= 0.667
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2001 Urban, Korea (South), 2001 N = 10963
Mean
= 3.087
SD
= 0.654
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2002 Urban, Korea (South), 2002 N = 10953
Mean
= 3.115
SD
= 0.629
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2003 Urban, Korea (South), 2003 N = 11518
Mean
= 3.209
SD
= 0.652
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2004 Urban, Korea (South), 2004 N = 11592
Mean
= 3.204
SD
= 0.634
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2005 Urban, Korea (South), 2005 N = 11457
Mean
= 3.237
SD
= 0.627
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2006 Urban, Korea (South), 2006 N = 11555
Mean
= 3.257
SD
= 0.639
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2007 Urban, Korea (South), 2007 N = 11577
Mean
= 3.286
SD
= 0.637
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2008 Urban, Korea (South), 2008 N = 11633
Mean
= 3.304
SD
= 0.629
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2009 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2009 N = 14387
Mean
= 3.330
SD
= 0.663
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2010 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2010 N = 14109
Mean
= 3.356
SD
= 0.599
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2011 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2011 N = 13806
Mean
= 3.383
SD
= 0.594
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2012 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2012 N = 13893
Mean
= 3.402
SD
= 0.585
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2013 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2013 N = 13822
Mean
= 3.396
SD
= 0.591
 Korea Labor Institute (1998): study KR 2014 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2014 N = 13095
Mean
= 3.412
SD
= 0.575
 Rudolf & Potter (2015): study KR 2000 +15 aged, urban households,South Korea, followed 12 years 2000-2012 N = 20400
Mean
= 3.262
SD
= 0.639
 Cho & Lee (2014): study KR 2000 50+ aged wage workers, South Korea, followed 8 years, 2000-2007 N = 639
Mean
= 3.060
SD
= 0.670
 Korea Labor Institute (2023): study KR 2015 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2015 N = 13951
Mean
= 3.419
SD
= 0.579
 Korea Labor Institute (2023): study KR 2016 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2016 N = 14161
Mean
= 3.445
SD
= 0.567
 Korea Labor Institute (2023): study KR 2017 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2017 N = 14446
Mean
= 3.436
SD
= 0.569
 Korea Labor Institute (2023): study KR 2018 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2018 N = 23905
Mean
= 3.387
SD
= 0.589
 Korea Labor Institute (2023): study KR 2019 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2019 N = 23176
Mean
= 3.409
SD
= 0.581
 Korea Labor Institute (2023): study KR 2020 15+ aged, general public, Korea (South), 2020 N = 22903
Mean
= 3.398
SD
= 0.572