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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-SLu-g-sq-v-7-a

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-7-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with life (unspecified) (O-SLu)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question:

'How satisfied are you with your life in general?"
1  completely unsatisfied
2  very unsatisfied
3  unsatisfied
4  unsatisfied nor satisfied
5  satisfied
6  very satisfied
7  completely satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Thoits & Hewitt (2001): study US 1986 25+ aged, general public, USA, 1986-1989 N = 2867
Mean
= 5.360
SD
= 1.480