Measure

Happiness measure, code: O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa

Selfreport on single question: In general, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Would you way that you are....? 4 very satisfied 3 somewhat satisfied 2 somewhat dissatisfied 1 very dissatisfied

Classification
Focus, O-SLW	Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole
Time frame, c	currently (today, these days, presently)
Mode, sq	1 question
Scale type, v	verbal scale Range = 4

Used in studies

Reference	Angel & Angel (1992): study US 1988
Title	Age at Migration, Social Connections, and Well-Being among Elderly Hispanics.
Public	65+aged, Hispanics, United States, 1988
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Easterlin et al. (2012): study CN 1997 /1
Title	China's Life Satisfaction, 1990 - 2010.
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, China, 1997
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Easterlin et al. (2012): study CN 1998
Title	China's Life Satisfaction, 1990 - 2010.
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, China, 1998
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Easterlin et al. (2012): study CN 1999 /1
Title	China's Life Satisfaction, 1990 - 2010.
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, China, 1999
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Easterlin et al. (2012): study CN 2001
Title	China's Life Satisfaction, 1990 - 2010.
Public	18+ aged, general public, China, 2001
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Kahneman & Krueger (2006): study US 2004
Title	Developments in the Measurement of Subjective Well-Being.
Public	Employed females, USA , 2004
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Levin & Taylor (1998): study US 1979
Title	Panel Analyses of Religious Involvement and Well-Being in African Americans: Contemporaneous vs. Longitudinal Effects.
Public	18+ aged Blacks, USA, followed 1979 to 1992
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes