Distributional Findings on Happiness by measure type and by year in the general public of Denmark (DK)

3-step verbal Happiness (111B)

Typical text:

In general, how happy would you say you are?:
- very happy
- fairly happy
- not very happy
very = 3...not very = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 3) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai 1976 2.27 0.57 7.41 1.47 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai 1976 2.29 0.60 7.34 1.62 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai 1977 2.27 0.58 7.41 1.51 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai 1978 2.34 0.59 7.59 1.54 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai 1978 2.30 0.56 7.48 1.45 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ai 1979 2.31 0.56 7.49 1.46 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1982 2.08 0.72 6.91 1.86 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1983 2.17 0.65 7.14 1.69 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1983 2.25 0.67 7.35 1.75 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1984 2.24 0.65 7.21 1.74 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1985 2.27 0.64 7.30 1.70 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1986 2.28 0.65 7.32 1.74 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa 1986 2.13 0.68 6.93 1.80 Average 2.25 0.63 7.30 1.64

4-step verbal Happiness (111C)

Typical text:

Taking all things together, would you say you are?:
- very happy
- quite happy
- not very happy
- not at all happy
very = 4 ......not at all = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 4) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 1981 3.25 0.51 7.68 1.21 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 1990 3.36 0.62 7.87 1.55 Average 3.31 0.57 7.78 1.38

5-step verbal Happiness (111D)

Typical text:

How happy do you feel as you live now?
- very happy
- somewhat happy
- neither happy nor unhappy
- not very happy
- not happy at all
very happy = 5 .... Not happy at all = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha 1993 3.77 0.77 6.93 1.92 Average 3.77 0.77 6.93 1.92

11-step numeral Happiness (112G)

Typical text:

Generally speaking, how happy do you feel?
10 extremely happy
:
0 extremely unhappy

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2006 8.33 1.39 8.33 1.39 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a 2018 8.38 1.35 8.38 1.35 Average 8.36 1.37 8.36 1.37

4-step verbal LifeSatisfaction (121C)

Typical text:

How satisfied are you with the life you lead?
- very satisfied
- fairly satisfied
- not very satisfied
- not at all satisfied
very = 4 ....... not at all = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 4) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1973 3.46 0.60 7.89 1.61 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1975 3.49 0.59 7.87 1.65 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1975 3.35 0.58 7.58 1.54 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1976 3.43 0.64 7.71 1.77 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1976 3.43 0.66 7.72 1.82 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1977 3.51 0.57 8.02 1.53 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1977 3.46 0.65 7.78 1.79 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1978 3.49 0.63 7.87 1.76 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1978 3.53 0.61 8.06 1.63 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1979 3.45 0.62 7.78 1.73 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1980 3.49 0.62 7.95 1.68 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1981 3.55 0.61 8.03 1.68 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1982 3.53 0.59 8.05 1.59 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1982 3.55 0.56 8.03 1.56 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1983 3.48 0.62 7.93 1.68 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1983 3.52 0.57 8.02 1.54 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1984 3.51 0.63 8.01 1.69 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 1984 3.56 0.55 8.07 1.55 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1985 3.59 0.60 8.21 1.62 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-i 1985 3.52 0.57 7.94 1.61 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-i 1986 3.59 0.60 8.14 1.67 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-i 1986 3.46 0.62 7.81 1.73 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1987 3.59 0.55 8.21 1.47 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1987 3.42 0.62 7.78 1.67 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1988 3.58 0.55 8.11 1.55 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1988 3.18 0.75 7.01 2.09 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1989 3.54 0.57 8.00 1.61 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1989 3.52 0.59 8.04 1.59 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1989 3.51 0.62 7.93 1.73 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1990 3.59 0.58 8.22 1.57 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1990 3.54 0.61 8.09 1.63 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1991 3.57 0.59 8.17 1.57 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1991 3.59 0.58 8.22 1.57 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1992 3.62 0.58 8.30 1.55 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1992 3.58 0.60 8.19 1.62 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1993 3.60 0.58 8.18 1.62 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1993 3.60 0.58 8.25 1.56 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1994 3.64 0.57 8.30 1.59 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 1994 3.57 0.60 8.16 1.62 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2001 3.59 0.60 8.16 1.67 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 2010 3.63 0.54 8.33 1.44 O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-i 2014 3.71 0.50 8.49 1.39 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2018 3.65 0.59 8.32 1.63 Average 3.53 0.60 8.02 1.63

5-step verbal LifeSatisfaction (121D)

Typical text:

Overall, how satisfied are you with your present life?
- very satisfied
- fairly satisfied
- neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
- fairly dissatisfied
- very dissatisfied
very satisfied = 5 ..... very dissatisfied = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e 1993 3.97 0.82 7.43 2.06 Average 3.97 0.82 7.43 2.06

10-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122F)

Typical text:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole now?
10 satisfied
.: .
1 dissatisfied

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1981 8.19 1.74 7.99 1.94 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1990 8.16 1.89 7.96 2.10 Average 8.18 1.82 7.97 2.02

11-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122G)

Typical text:

All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
10 very satisfied
:
0 not satisfied

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2006 8.48 1.50 8.48 1.50 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2018 8.50 1.48 8.50 1.48 Average 8.49 1.49 8.49 1.49

5-step verbal Current Affect (231)

Typical text:

Now thinking about today, how would you describe your mood, has it been ..?
1 very bad
2 somewhat bad
3 good nor bad
4 somewhat good
5 very good

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 5) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a 1993 4.10 0.83 7.75 2.07 Average 4.10 0.83 7.75 2.07

10 item Yesterday Affect Balance (24E)

Typical text:

Did you feel yesterday (yes/no)
- well-rested
- treated with respect
- smile and laugh a lot
- learn or do something interesting
- enjoyment
- physical pain
- worry
- sadness
- stress
- anger

Rated:
0: no
1: yes

Computation: (A+B+C+D+E) - (F+G+H+I+J)

Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2007 57.00 7.85 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2010 64.00 8.20 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2011 60.00 8.00 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2012 57.00 7.85 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2013 61.00 8.05 A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-mb 2014 53.00 7.65 Average 58.67 7.93

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Finding Measure Code Year Original (-100 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-yd-mq-v-2-j 2011 0.65 Average