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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: M-FH-u-sq-v-5-c

Characteristics

Code:
M-FH-u-sq-v-5-c
Focus:
Mixed: Feel Happy (M-FH)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

"How do you feel personally, how happy do you feel?"

Rated on a 5-step scale.
(Answer options not reported)

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Bendo & Feldman (1974): study US 1970 Low-income women with children, small cities and rural areas, New York State, USA, 1970 N = 1325
Mean
= 2.630