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

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 1982 3.24 0.54 7.65 1.32 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a 1990 3.36 0.58 7.90 1.39 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-ga 1999 3.24 0.54 7.47 1.81 Average 3.28 0.55 7.67 1.51

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 7.89 1.54 7.89 1.54 Average 7.89 1.54 7.89 1.54

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-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2001 3.37 0.56 7.54 1.57 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2010 3.38 0.60 7.57 1.65 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2010 3.46 0.61 7.79 1.68 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2018 3.43 0.60 7.71 1.68 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2020 3.40 0.55 7.62 1.53 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b 2021 3.24 0.67 7.18 1.84 Average 3.38 0.60 7.57 1.66

11-step numeral LifeSatisfaction (122B)

Typical text:

How satisfied are you with your life?
11 very satisfied
:
1 very disnsatisfied

Finding Measure Code Year Original (1 - 6) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD O-SLW-u-sq-v-6-a 1986 Average

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 1982 8.01 1.72 7.79 1.91 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a 1990 7.97 1.74 7.74 1.93 Average 7.99 1.73 7.77 1.92

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-g 1999 7.81 1.71 7.81 1.71 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2004 7.84 1.70 7.84 1.70 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd 2006 7.82 1.76 7.82 1.76 * O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cj 2013 8.00 8.00 Average 7.87 1.72 7.87 1.72

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 2016 54.00 7.70 Average 54.00 7.70

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Finding Measure Code Year Original (0 - 100) Scale (0 - 10) mean SD mean SD A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-a 1991 3.90 Average