| Self rating on single question: "All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you overall with your life as a whole these days?" Rated on ladder scale [ 10 ] completely satisfied [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ 0 ] completely dissatisfied | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, O-SLW | Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole |
| Time frame, c | currently (today, these days, presently) |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, l | ladder scale Range = 11 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Briscoe (1982): study GB 1977 |
| Title | Sex Differences in Psychological Well-Being. |
| Public | Married couples with high incidence of minor psychiatric problems, London, U.K., 1977 |
| Reference | Hall (1976): study GB 1971 10-11 |
| Title | Subjective Measures of Quality of Life in Britain, 1971 to 1975: Some Developments and Trends. |
| Public | Adults, general public, Great Britain, 1971-1975 |
| Reference | Harding (1982): study GB 1975 |
| Title | Psychological Well-Being in Great Britain: An Evaluation of the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale. |
| Public | Adults, general public, urban areas, Great-Britain, 1975 |
| Reference | Lee et al. (1982): study KR 1980 summer |
| Title | Perceptions of Quality of Life in an Industrializing Country: The Case of the Republic of Korea. |
| Public | Parents with unmarried children at home, South Korea, 1980 |