Measure

Happiness measure, code: O-HP-u-sq-v-3-a

Selfreport on single question: Do you think of yourself as.......? 3 happy 2 fairly happy 1 unhappy?

Classification
Focus, O-HP	Overall: Happy Person
Time frame, u	time unspecified
Mode, sq	1 question
Scale type, v	verbal scale Range = 3

Used in studies

Reference	Allensbacher Institut fur Demoscopie (2010): study DE 2009
Title	Allensbacher Jahrbuch der Demoskopie 2003-2009 (Yearbook of Public Opinion)
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany, 2009
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Binswanger et al. (2010): study DE 1991
Title	Zufrieden trotz sinkenden materiellen Wohlstands. (Satisfaction in Spite of Declining).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany, 1991
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Binswanger et al. (2010): study DE 1994
Title	Zufrieden trotz sinkenden materiellen Wohlstands. (Satisfaction in Spite of Declining).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany, 1994
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Binswanger et al. (2010): study DE 2000
Title	Zufrieden trotz sinkenden materiellen Wohlstands. (Satisfaction in Spite of Declining).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany, 2000
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Binswanger et al. (2010): study XZ Germany West 1965
Title	Zufrieden trotz sinkenden materiellen Wohlstands. (Satisfaction in Spite of Declining).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany-West (former), 1965
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Binswanger et al. (2010): study XZ Germany West 1973
Title	Zufrieden trotz sinkenden materiellen Wohlstands. (Satisfaction in Spite of Declining).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany-West (former), 1973
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Binswanger et al. (2010): study XZ Germany West 1985
Title	Zufrieden trotz sinkenden materiellen Wohlstands. (Satisfaction in Spite of Declining).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany-West (former), 1985
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Kullberg (2007): study NL 1975
Title	Met Mijn Tuin in de Wolken.( Happy with my Garden).
Public	Adults, general public, The Netherlands, 1975-2005
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	NIPO (1949): study NL 1948
Title	Wat de Mensen Gelukkig Maakt. (The Things that Contribute to Happiness).
Public	Adults, general public, The Netherlands, 1948
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Stapel (1950): study NL 1948
Title	What is Job Satisfaction?
Public	Working people, The Netherlands, 1948
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Stapel (1970): study NL 1969
Title	Het Gelukkige Nederland: Een Staat van Welvaart. (Happy Netherlands: A State of Welfare).
Public	21+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1969
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes