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

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-g-sq-v-3-f 1965 2.02 0.58 6.56 1.62 Average 2.02 0.58 6.56 1.62

11-step numeral Best-Worst possible Life (32D)

Typical text:

Suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder the worst possible life. Where on this ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
- 10
- .
- .
- 0

Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 10) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2006 6.01 1.61 6.01 1.61 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2007 6.24 1.61 6.24 1.61 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2008 5.81 1.63 5.81 1.63 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2009 5.38 1.59 5.38 1.59 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2010 5.58 1.50 5.58 1.50 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2011 5.79 1.64 5.79 1.64 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2012 5.91 1.56 5.91 1.56 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2013 5.77 2.15 5.77 2.15 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2014 5.96 2.21 5.96 2.21 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2015 6.32 2.02 6.32 2.02 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2018 5.34 1.64 5.34 1.64 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c 2019 5.43 2.11 5.43 2.11 Average 5.79 1.77 5.79 1.77