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

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 1990 2.58 0.66 5.74 2.09 Average 2.58 0.66 5.74 2.09

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 6.78 1.96 6.78 1.96 Average 6.79 1.96 6.79 1.96

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-SLW-u-sq-v-4-b 2002 2.52 0.72 5.19 1.98 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2010 2.77 0.66 5.87 1.81 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2014 2.91 0.67 6.26 1.84 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2018 2.99 0.56 6.48 1.54 Average 2.80 0.65 5.95 1.79

7-step verbal LifeSatisfaction (121F)

Typical text:

Taking all together, how satisfied are you with your life-as-a-whole these days?
- completely satisfied
- very satisfied
- satisfied
- satisfied nor unsatisfied
- unsatisfied
- very unsatisfied
- completely dissatisfied
completely satisfied = 7 ... completely diss = 1

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 7) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-b 1991 4.14 1.35 5.23 2.25 Average 4.14 1.35 5.23 2.25

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 1990 6.00 2.13 5.56 2.37 Average 6.00 2.13 5.55 2.37

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 6.38 2.21 6.38 2.21 Average 6.38 2.21 6.38 2.21