| Self report on single question In general, how happy would you say (that) you are ? 3 very happy 2 fairly happy 1 not very happy ("Not at all" additional pre coded response, added to "not very") | |
| 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 | Saad (2004): study US 1956 |
| Title | A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1956 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |
| Reference | Saad (2004): study US 1957 |
| Title | A Nation of Happy People. Most Happy and Satisfied with Their Lives. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1957 |
| Findings | distributional: yes, correlational: no |