Measure

Happiness measure, code: O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d

Self report on single question: Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....? 3 very happy 2 fairly happy 1 not too happy

Classification
Focus, O-HL	Overall: Happiness in Life
Time frame, g	generally
Mode, sq	1 question
Scale type, v	verbal scale Range = 3

Used in studies

Reference	Angst & Leepin (1978): study CH 1975
Title	Le Monde Entier Interviewé. (The Entire World Interviewed.)
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Switzerland, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Arora (2005): study US 2001
Title	Affluent Americans: Priorities of the Prosperous.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 2001-2003
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Austrom (1980): study CA 1982
Title	Love and Work and the Quality of Life in Canada: Report on a Nation-Wide Survey.
Public	18+ aged readers of Today Magazine, Canada, 1982
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Austrom (1984): study CA Ontario 1979
Title	The Consequences of Being Single.
Public	23-59 aged, general public, Ontario, Canada, 1979
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Austrom (1984): study CA Ontario 1982
Title	The Consequences of Being Single.
Public	23-59 aged English speaking, Toronto and Ontario, Canada, 198?
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Brooks (2002): study US 2001
Title	Running Down the Road to Happiness.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 2001
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Davis (1984): study US 1972
Title	New Money, an Old Man/Lady and Two's Company: Subjective Welfare in the NORC General Social Surveys 1972-1982.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972-1982
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Gallup & Kettering (1976c): study ZZ South Sahara Africa 1976
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey. Table Books: Africa: Vol.1 & Vol. 2.
Public	15+ aged, general public, sub Sahara African countries, 1976
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Gallup & Kettering (1976d): study ZZ East Asia 1976 /2
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey. Table Books: Far East: Vol.1 & Vol. 2.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Far East countries, 1976
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Gallup & Kettering (1976e): study ZZ Latin America 1976 /1
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey. Table Books: Latin America: Vol.1 & Vol. 2.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Latin America, 1976
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Gallup (1976): study AU 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Australia, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study BR 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Brazil, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study CA 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Canada, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study FR 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, France, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study GB 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study IN 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, India, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study IT 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Italy, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study JP 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Japan, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study MX 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Mexico, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study NL 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Netherlands, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study US 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, United States, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study XZ Germany West 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study ZZ Anglo-America 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Anglo-America, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study ZZ Benelux 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Belgium, Luxemburg and Netherlands (Benelux), 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study ZZ Europe 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	Adults, general public, Europe, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study ZZ Latin America 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Latin America, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study ZZ Scandinavia 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Scandinavia, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1976): study ZZ South East Asia 1975
Title	Human Needs and Satisfactions: A Global Survey.
Public	16+ aged, general public, South East Asia, 1975
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1998): study US 1977
Title	Have and Have-Nots: Perceptions of Fairness and Opportunity - 1998. Special Report.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1977
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (1998): study US 1998
Title	Have and Have-Nots: Perceptions of Fairness and Opportunity - 1998. Special Report.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1998
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1981
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1981
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1981 /1
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1981
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1981 /2
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1981
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1982 /1
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1982
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1991
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1991
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1992
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1992
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 1996
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1996
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2000
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2000
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2001 /2
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2001
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2002 /1
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2002
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2004 /2
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2004
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2005 /2
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2005
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2006 /1
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2006
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Gallup (2008): study US 2008
Title	Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 2008
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Rempel (1985): study CA 1979
Title	Childless Elderly: What are They Missing?
Public	Elderly persons, noninstitutionalized, Canada, 1979
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Saad (2004): study US 1977
Title	A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1977
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Saad (2004): study US 1981 /1
Title	A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1981
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Saad (2004): study US 1981 /2
Title	A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1981
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Saad (2004): study US 1982 /1
Title	A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1982
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Saad (2004): study US 2003 /1
Title	A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 2003
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes