| Selfreport on single question: Taking all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are .....? 3 very happy 2 pretty happy 1 not too happy | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, O-HL | Overall: Happiness in Life |
| Time frame, c | currently (today, these days, presently) |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 3 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Cheng & Furnham (2003): study GB London 2003 |
| Title | Personality, Self-Esteem, and Demographic Predictions of Happiness and Depression. |
| Public | Students, London, UK, 2003 |
| Reference | Cutler (1976): study US 1974 |
| Title | Membership in Different Types of Voluntary Associations and Psychological Well-Being. |
| Public | 65+, aged, USA,1974-1975 |
| Reference | DeJong et al. (1984): study US 1947 |
| Title | Childless and One Child, but Not by Choice: A Note on Some Long-Term Consequences for Life Satisfaction of Rural-Reared Married Women. |
| Public | Rural-reared married women, Pennsylvania, USA, followed 1947-1971 |
| Reference | Ferriss (2002): study US 1996 |
| Title | Does Material Well-Being affect Non-Material Well-Being. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1966 |
| Reference | Jackson & Gibson (1985): study US 1979 |
| Title | Work and Retirement among the Black Elderly. |
| Public | 55+ aged blacks, USA, 1979-80 |
| Reference | Lepper (1998): study US California 1993 |
| Title | Use of Other-Reports to Validate Subjective Well-Being Measures. |
| Public | Retirees, Southern California, USA, followed 9 months199? |
| Reference | Mookherjee (1998): study US 1991 1982-1991 |
| Title | Perception of Happiness among Elderly Persons in Metropolitan USA. |
| Public | 60+aged, metropolitian areas, USA, 1982-1991 |
| Reference | Pearson-Scott (1978): study US NorthCarolina 1976 Spring 1976 to earl |
| Title | Single Rural Elders. A Comparison of Dimensions of Life Satisfaction. |
| Public | 65+ aged rural area, United States, 1976-77 |
| Reference | Saad (2004): study US 2003 12b |
| Title | A Primer in Reading the Public's Mood. |
| Public | 18+ aged, USA, 2003 |
| Reference | Taylor (2008): study US 2008 10 |
| Title | Republicans: Still Happy Campers. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 2008 |
| Reference | Thoits & Hewitt (2001): study US 1986 |
| Title | Volunteer Work and Well-Being. |
| Public | 25+ aged, general public, USA, 1986-1989 |
| Reference | Uppal (2006): study CA 1991 |
| Title | Impact of the Timing, Type and Severity of Disability on the Subjective Well-Being of Individuals with Disabilities. |
| Public | Disabled, Canada, 1991 |
| Reference | Watten et al. (1995): study NO 1990 |
| Title | Quality of Life, Intelligence and Mood. |
| Public | Army recruits, Norway,199? |
| Reference | ~General Social Survey (0): study US 2010 |
| Title | US General Social Survey: Website |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2010 |