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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-d
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life in general?
11  completely satisfied
10
09
08
07
06
05
04
03
02
01   completely dissatisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Nauenburg (2002): study ZA 2002 18+ aged,general public, South Africa, 2002 N = 25033
Mean
= 6.804
SD
= 3.107