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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-c-rdv-v-4-a
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
rating by various (rdv)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Rating by interviewer

Instructions not reported
1  miserable
2  unhappy
3  reasonably happy
4  happy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Oliver et al. (1996): study ZZ Western nations 1993 Chronic mental patients, UK, USA, 1993-1994 N = 1430
Mean
= 2.380
SD
= 0.830