Measure used in nations:

Overview of Happiness Surveys using Measure type: 111D / 5-step verbal Happiness

Proto-text: How happy do you feel as you live now?
- very happy
- fairly happy
- neither happy nor unhappy
- fairly unhappy
- very unhappy
very happy = 5 .... very unhappy = 1

Nation: Afghanistan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.43	0.94	5.99	1.8
Average			3.43	0.94	5.99	1.8

Nation: Australia
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	4.34	0.73	7.6	1.69
Average			4.34	0.73	7.6	1.69

Nation: Austria
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-n	1984	3.71	0.85	6.68	1.37
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-n	1984	2.7		6.8
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	1989
Average			3.21	0.85	6.74	1.37

Nation: Bangladesh
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.76	0.91	6.48	1.73
Average			3.76	0.91	6.48	1.73

Nation: Belgium
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.74	0.84	6.52	1.8
Average			3.74	0.84	6.52	1.8

Nation: Brunei Darussalam
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	4.44	0.64	7.93	1.47
Average			4.44	0.64	7.93	1.47

Nation: Cambodia
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.06	0.77	5.32	1.35
Average			3.06	0.77	5.32	1.35

Nation: Canada
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	4.24	0.75	7.37	1.7
Average			4.24	0.75	7.37	1.7

Nation: China
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	3.68	0.89	6.38	1.76
Average			3.68	0.89	6.38	1.76

Nation: Denmark
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.79	1.03	6.62	2.23
Average			3.79	1.03	6.62	2.23

Nation: France
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	3.79	0.74	6.42	1.48
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.34	1.04	5.66	2.25
Average			3.57	0.89	6.04	1.86

Nation: Germany
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.43	0.93	5.87	1.98
Average			3.43	0.93	5.87	1.98

Nation: Hong Kong
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	3.53	0.7	6.02	1.3
Average			3.53	0.7	6.02	1.3

Nation: India
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	3.68	0.86	6.19	1.67
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	4.04	0.87	7.1	1.8
Average			3.86	0.87	6.64	1.73

Nation: Indonesia
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.93	0.75	6.78	1.37
Average			3.93	0.75	6.78	1.37

Nation: Italy
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	3.64	0.79	6.09	1.49
Average			3.64	0.79	6.09	1.49

Nation: Japan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	3.66	0.73	6.19	1.42
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2003	3.61	0.84	6.24	1.47
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.68	0.79	6.35	1.45
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	3.68	0.82	6.36	1.58
Average			3.66	0.8	6.29	1.48

Nation: Kazakhstan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	2.94	1.13	5.11	2.08
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	2.89	1.25	5.02	2.41
Average			2.92	1.19	5.07	2.24

Nation: Korea (South)
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2003	3.49	0.83	6.03	1.45
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2003	3.64	0.84	6.3	1.51
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.4	0.9	5.88	1.54
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	3.53	0.9	6.13	1.6
Average			3.52	0.87	6.08	1.52

Nation: Kyrgyzstan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.21	1.25	5.54	2.37
Average			3.21	1.25	5.54	2.37

Nation: Laos
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.65	0.75	6.28	1.29
Average			3.65	0.75	6.28	1.29

Nation: Malaysia
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2003	3.86	0.86	6.7	1.63
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	4.06	0.73	7.08	1.47
Average			3.96	0.8	6.89	1.55

Nation: Maldives
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	4.2	0.88	7.43	1.85
Average			4.2	0.88	7.43	1.85

Nation: Mongolia
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.56	0.73	6.09	1.18
Average			3.56	0.73	6.09	1.18

Nation: Myanmar
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.56	1	6.19	1.86
Average			3.56	1	6.19	1.86

Nation: Nepal
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.45	1.08	5.87	2.05
Average			3.45	1.08	5.87	2.05

Nation: Netherlands
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1977	4.01	0.69	7.34	1.37
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1980	4.07	0.7	7.47	1.38
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1983	4.01	0.68	7.36	1.34
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1986	4.03	0.67	7.39	1.33
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1989	4.1	0.7	7.55	1.36
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1989	4.09	0.71	7.52	1.38
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1990	4.09	0.67	7.52	1.31
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1990	4.07	0.68	7.48	1.33
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1991	4.11	0.69	7.56	1.35
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1991	4.09	0.7	7.52	1.36
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1992	4.09	0.69	7.53	1.35
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1992	4.08	0.7	7.5	1.36
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1993	4.11	0.67	7.56	1.31
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1993	4.1	0.67	7.55	1.31
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1993	4.01	0.6
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1994	4	0.72	7.33	1.42
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1994	4.09	0.6
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1995	4.04	0.7	7.41	1.37
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1995	4.03	0.6
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1996	4.03	0.69	7.4	1.35
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1996	4.03	0.61
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1997	4.06	0.65	7.46	1.27
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1997	4.04	0.68	7.43	1.33
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1997	4.05	0.65	7.45	1.28
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1997	4.02	0.63
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1998	4.07	0.63	7.49	1.23
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1998	3.97	0.64
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1999	4.05	0.64	7.44	1.25
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	1999	4.06	0.66	7.45	1.28
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	1999	4	0.64
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2000	4.08	0.64	7.5	1.24
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2000	3.88	0.61
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2001	4.06	0.65	7.47	1.25
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2001	4.02	0.61
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2002	4.06	0.67	7.45	1.3
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2002	4.06	0.67	7.45	1.3
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2002	4.04	0.6
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2003	4.05	0.68	7.44	1.31
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2003	4.08	0.64
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2004	4.05	0.67	7.44	1.3
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2004	3.92	0.7	7.14	1.36
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2004	4.06	0.64
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2005	1.86	0.61
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2005	4.04	0.69	7.4	1.35
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2005	4.05	0.62
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.7	0.88	6.75	2.19
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-f	2006	3.93	0.8	6.73	1.65
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2006	4.06	0.64	7.47	1.24
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.92	0.69	7.14	1.35
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2006	3.86	0.8
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2007	4.06	0.67	7.46	1.3
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2007	4.08	0.63
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2008	4.08	0.67	7.5	1.29
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2008	3.95	0.66	7.22	1.3
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2008	4.03	0.65
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a	2009	4.1	0.68	7.54	1.32
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2009	4.03	0.65
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2010	4.02	0.65
	O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d	2011	4.01	0.67
Average			4	0.67	7.41	1.35

Nation: New Zealand
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-g-sq-v-5-ca	2004	4.07	0.87	7.24	1.87
Average			4.07	0.87	7.24	1.87

Nation: Pakistan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.47	1.01	6.03	1.87
Average			3.47	1.01	6.03	1.87

Nation: Philippines
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	3.82		7.05
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	3.8	0.8	6.45	1.61
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.9	0.99	6.88	1.93
Average			3.84	0.9	6.79	1.77

Nation: Singapore
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	4.2	0.68	7.22	1.55
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	4.02	0.85	7.01	1.72
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	3.99	0.85	6.97	1.7
Average			4.07	0.79	7.07	1.66

Nation: South Africa
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	1983	3.5	1.26	5.8	2.53
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	1988	3.65	1.15	6.13	2.33
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	1994	4.14	0.94	7.18	2.04
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	1995	3.35	1.19	5.57	2.35
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	1996	3.41	1.19	5.7	2.39
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	1999	3.26	1.4	5.36	2.84
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-g	2002	3.05	1.17	4.99	2.28
Average			3.48	1.18	5.82	2.39

Nation: Sweden
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-g-sq-v-5-b	1982	3.9		7.25
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.59	1.09	6.2	2.36
Average			3.74	1.09	6.73	2.36

Nation: Taiwan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	3.55	0.92	6.16	1.78
Average			3.55	0.92	6.16	1.78

Nation: Tajikistan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	2.93	1	5.09	1.74
Average			2.93	1	5.09	1.74

Nation: Thailand
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2003	3.73	0.78	6.42	1.39
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.9	0.85	6.77	1.66
Average			3.82	0.81	6.6	1.53

Nation: Turkey
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2003	3.63	0.83	6.3	1.75
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2004	3.53	0.88	6.07	1.88
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2005	3.51	0.9	6.04	1.91
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2006	3.52	0.88	6.06	1.87
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2007	3.56	0.85	6.13	1.81
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2008	3.48	0.89	5.96	1.89
	O-HL-u-sq-v-5-f	2009	3.44	0.9	5.89	1.92
Average			3.52	0.88	6.06	1.86

Nation: Turkmenistan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.45	1.03	5.93	2.03
Average			3.45	1.03	5.93	2.03

Nation: United Kingdom
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	4.34	0.77	7.62	1.76
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a	2006	3.33	1.06	5.62	2.29
Average			3.84	0.91	6.62	2.03

Nation: United States
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-e	1979	4.27	0.77	7.44	1.75
Average			4.27	0.77	7.44	1.75

Nation: Uzbekistan
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2005	3.54	0.95	6.17	1.63
Average			3.54	0.95	6.17	1.63

Nation: Viet Nam
Details	Measure code	Year	On original range 1 - 5		On range 0 - 10
Details	Measure code	Year	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2003	3.38	1.16	5.94	2.22
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2004	3.96	0.9	7.01	1.88
	O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m	2006	4.02	0.89	7.12	1.84
Average			3.79	0.99	6.69	1.98

Cite as: R. Veenhoven, World Database of Happiness, collection Happiness in Nations, Overview of happiness surveys using Measure type: 111D / 5-step verbal Happiness, viewed on 2013-06-19 at http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl