| Selfreport on single question: All in all, how much happiness do you find in life today....? 1 almost none 2 some but not very much 3 a good deal | |
| 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 | Lowenthal & Boler (1965): study US 1962 |
| Title | Voluntary vs. Involuntary Social Withdrawal. |
| Public | 60+aged, San Francisco, USA, 1962 |
| Reference | Suchman et al. (1958): study US 1952 |
| Title | An Analysis of the Validity of Health Questionnaires. |
| Public | 65+ aged, followed 2 years, USA, 1952-54 |