| 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 | |
| Reference | Atkinson (1979): study CA 1968 |
| Title | Trends in Life Satisfaction among Canadians, 1968-1977. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1968 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1997 5/30th-6/1th |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1997 |