Measure

Happiness measure, code: O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d

Selfreport on single question: How satisfied are you with the life you currently lead? 5 extraordinary satisfied 4 very satisfied 3 satisfied 2 fairly satisfied 1 not very satisfied

Classification
Focus, O-SLL	Overall: Satisfaction with Life one Leads
Time frame, c	currently (today, these days, presently)
Mode, sq	1 question
Scale type, v	verbal scale Range = 5

Used in studies

Reference	Becker & Ester (1987): study NL 1986
Title	Rampbewustzijn in Nederland. (Beliefs about Coming Disasters in the Netherlands).
Public	18-70 aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1986
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1974
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1974
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1977
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1977
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1979
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1979
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1980
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1980
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1981
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1981
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1983
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1983
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1986
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1986
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1987
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1987
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1989
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1989
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1990
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1990
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1991
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1991
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1992
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1992
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1993
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1993
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1994
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1994
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1995
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1995
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1996
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1996
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1997
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1997
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 1999
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1999
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 2002
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2002
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 2004
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2004
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 2006
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2006
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 2008
Title	Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2008
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	CBS (1984b): study NL 1979
Title	De Leefsituatie van de Nederlandse Jeugd van 13-24 jaar in 1979. Deel 4.(Life Situation of the Dutch Youth of 13-24 in 1979, Vol. 4: An Analysis of Youth in One-Parent Families.)
Public	Adolescents, The Netherlands, 1979
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	CBS (1991): study NL 1989
Title	De Leefsituatie van de Nederlandse Bevolking 1989, Kerncijfers.(Life Situation of the Dutch Population 1989.)
Public	13+aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1989
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	CBS (1992): study NL 1991
Title	Leefsituatie van de Nederlands Bevolking 1991. Kerncijfers. (Lifesituation of the Dutch 1991.)
Public	13+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1991
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1974
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1974
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1977
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1977
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1980
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1980
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1983
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1983
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1986
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1986
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1989
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1989
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1990
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1990
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1991
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1991
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1992
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1992
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1993
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1993
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1994
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1994
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1995
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1995
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1996
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	15+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1996
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1997
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1997
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1998
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1998
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 1999
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 1999
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2000
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2000
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2001
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2001
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2002
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2002
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2003
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2003
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2004
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2004
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2005
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2005
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2006
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2006
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2007
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2007
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2008
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2008
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2009
Title	Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Public	12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2009
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: no

Reference	DeJonge et al. (2009): study NL 2006
Title	Living a Happy, Healthy and Satisfying Life.
Public	12+ aged, The Netherlands, 2006-2009
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	DeKlerk (2005): study NL 2004
Title	Ouderen in Instellingen. (Elderly Living in Institutions).
Public	Eldery living in institutions, The Netherlands, 2004
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Hoff & Jehoel-Gijsbers (1998): study NL 1982
Title	Een Bestaan zonder Baan. (Live without Work).
Public	Adults, in labor force, The Netherlands, 1982-1995
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Jol (1985a): study NL 1974
Title	Liever Samen dan Alleen? Veranderingen in Levensomstandigheden én Welbevinden van Alleenstaanden, 1974-1983. (Better together than Alone? Changes in Life Situations ánd Well-Being of Singles,1974-1983).
Public	18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1974-1983
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Jol (1996): study NL 1997
Title	Het Onbehagen bij de Vrouw. (Woman's Discontent).
Public	Mothers, The Netherlands 1997
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Schmeets (2001): study NL 1997
Title	Jong en Gelukkig. (Young and Happy).
Public	12+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1997-1999
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Sikkel (1981): study NL 1977
Title	Is Tevreden ook Gelukkig? (Is Contented also Happy?)
Public	15+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1977
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Tammes (2007): study NL 1979
Title	Komt Geluk met de Jaren? ( Does Happiness Rise with Age?)
Public	16+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2007
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	VanBeuningen & Kloosterman (2011): study NL 2009
Title	Subjectief Welzijn: Welke Factoren spelen een Rol? (Subjective Well-Being, Which Factores are Important?)
Public	aged 18+, Netherlands, 2009
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2012 /2
Title	Measuring Well-Being. An Analysis of Different Response Scales.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2012
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	VanCampen (2007): study NL 2003
Title	Bruto Nationaal Geluk: een Proef op de Som . (Gross National Happiness: a Test.)
Public	18-65 aged, Netherlands, 2003
Findings	distributional: yes, correlational: yes

Reference	Veenhoven & VanSchoonhoven (1991): study NL 1989
Title	Levensvoldoening van Alleenstaanden; Achterstand op Samenwoners in 11 EG landen 1974-1986. (Life Satisfaction of Singles; Arrearage on Cohabitants in 11 EC countries 1974-1986).
Public	18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1989
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes

Reference	Wingen et al. (2012): study NL 1998
Title	De Invloed van Emotionele Gebeurtenissen op Geluk en Tevredenheid. (The Impact of Emotional Events on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life).
Public	20+ aged, The Netherlands, 1998-2009
Findings	distributional: no, correlational: yes