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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-x
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Selfreport on single question

Which best describes how you feel about your life as a whole?
7 Completely happy
6
5
4
3
2
1 Not at all happy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Yucel & Vogt Yuan (2016): study GB 2000 10-15 aged, UK, 2009 - 2011 N = 2617
Mean
= 5.990
SD
= 1.100