| Selfreport on single question: I am very satisfied with the way things are going in my life these days: 1 definitely disagree 2 3 4 5 6 definitely agree | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, O-SLP | Overall: Satisfaction with Personal Life |
| Time frame, c | currently (today, these days, presently) |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 6 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Alvarez-Diaz et al. (2009): study US 1985 |
| Title | The Politics of Happiness: On the Political Determinants of Quality of Life in the American States. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, USA, 1985-1998 |
| Findings | distributional: no, correlational: yes |
| Reference | Bjornskov (2008a): study US 1993 |
| Title | Social Capital and Happiness in the United States. |
| Public | 18+aged, general public, 9 regions, USA, 1983-1998 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: yes |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Alabama 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Alabama region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Arizona 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Arizona region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Arkansas 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, United States, Arkansas region, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US California 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, California region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Colorado 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Colorado region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Delaware 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Delaware region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Florida 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Florida region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Georgia 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Georgia region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Idaho 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Idaho region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Illinois 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Illinois region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Indiana 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Indiana region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Iowa 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Iowa region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Kansas 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Kansas region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Kentucky 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Kentucky region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Louisiana 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Louisiana region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Maine 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Maine region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Maryland 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Maryland region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Massachusetts 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Massachusetts region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Michigan 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Michigan region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Minnesota 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Minnesota region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Missisippi 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Missisippi region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Missouri 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Missouri region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Montana 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Montana region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Nebraska 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Nebraska region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Nevada 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Nevada, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US NewHampshire 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, NewHampshire, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US NewMexico 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, NewMexico, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US NewYork 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, NewYork, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US NorthCarolina 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, NorthCarolina, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US NorthDakota 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, NorthDakota, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Ohio 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Ohio, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Oklahoma 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Oklahoma, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Oregon 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Oregon, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Pennsylvania 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Pennsylvania, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US SouthCarolina 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, SouthCarolina, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US SouthDakota 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, SouthDakota, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Tennessee 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Oklahoma, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Texas 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public,Texas, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Virginia 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Virginia, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Washington 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Washington, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Washington DC 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Washington DC region, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US WestVirginia 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, WestVirginia, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Wisconsin 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Wisconsin, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | DDB lifestyle survey (2000): study US Wyoming 1990 |
| Title | Happiness in US states |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Wyoming, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Radcliff (2009): study US Connecticut 1990 |
| Title | Personal communication, February 2009 |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Connecticut, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Radcliff (2009): study US NewJersey 1990 |
| Title | Personal communication, February 2009 |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, NewJersey , United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Radcliff (2009): study US RhodeIsland 1990 |
| Title | Personal communication, February 2009 |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public,RhodeIsland, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Radcliff (2009): study US Utah 1990 |
| Title | Personal communication, February 2009 |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, UtahUnited States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Radcliff (2009): study US Vermont 1990 |
| Title | Personal communication, February 2009 |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Vermont, United States, 1990 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |