| Selfreport on life graph 'We would like for you to think over your life and then rate each year as to whether it was a high or a low point in your life, i.e., your overall feeling, not necessarily financial success or health, etc, but generally speaking a feeling of wellbeing, however determined. 9 | high | 8 | | 7 | | 6 | | 5 | | 4 | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | low |______________________________________________ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 The last score represents present happiness | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, O-HL | Overall: Happiness in Life |
| Time frame, cy | last year |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, lg | life-graph Range = 9 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | McKinley Runyan (1980): study US 1959 |
| Title | The Life Satisfaction Chart: Perceptions of the Course of Subjective Experience. |
| Public | Highschool pupils, Oakland, USA, 1932, followed from age 12 to 38, 1959 |