Happiness measure, code: O-SLW-g-sq-v-4-b


Selfreport on single question:

Please tell me how satisfied you are with your life overall. Would you say that you are..
4 very satisfied
3 mostly satisfied
2 mostly dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied
- don't know
  
Classification
Focus, O-SLW Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole
Time frame, g generally
Mode, sq 1 question
Scale type, v verbal scale Range = 4
  
Used in studies
  
ReferenceAtkinson (1979): study CA 1968
TitleTrends in Life Satisfaction among Canadians, 1968-1977.
Public18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1968
  
Reference~Gallup (2008): study US 1997 5/30th-6/1th
TitleGallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935
Public18+ aged, general public, United States, 1997