| Selfreport on single question: In general, how happy would you say you are ? 3 very happy 2 fairly happy 1 not happy | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, O-HL | Overall: Happiness in Life |
| Time frame, g | generally |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 3 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Smith (1979): study US 1963 7 |
| Title | Happiness: Time Trends, Seasonal Variations, Intersurvey Differences, and Other Mysteries. |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1963 |
| Reference | Smith (1979): study US 1966 10 |
| Title | Happiness: Time Trends, Seasonal Variations, Intersurvey Differences, and Other Mysteries. |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1966 |
| Reference | Smith (1979): study US 1966 9-10 |
| Title | Happiness: Time Trends, Seasonal Variations, Intersurvey Differences, and Other Mysteries. |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1966 |
| Reference | Smith (1979): study US 1970 12 |
| Title | Happiness: Time Trends, Seasonal Variations, Intersurvey Differences, and Other Mysteries. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1970 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1948 9/2-7 |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1948 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1956 9 |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1956 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1956 9 |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | Adults, age range not reported, general public, United States, 1956 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1963 7/18-23th |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1963 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1966 10/21-26th |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1966 |
| Reference | ~Gallup (2008): study US 1966 9/30th-10/6th |
| Title | Gallup Brain: Archive of Gallup polls since 1935 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, United States, 1966 |