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. 2013 Oct 1;118(1):71–86. doi: 10.1007/s11205-013-0408-6

Table 3.

Mean and standard deviations for items

Life domain Item code Item Mean SD
Health Q1 My health is excellent 3.63 1.00
Q2 I get sick more often than others 2.27 .87
Q3(a) I am in good shape 3.50 .89
Q13(a) I feel I have vitality, energy 4.07 .73
Finance Q5 I am satisfied with my economic situation 3.29 1.00
Q6 I am satisfied with what I can buy 3.45 .97
Q17(a) I am satisfied with my income 3.34 1.12
Social Q8 I am satisfied with the friends I have 3.96 .87
Q9 I am satisfied with my social life 3.95 .82
Self Q4 I am self-confident 4.12 .70
Q10(a) I consider myself a fulfilled person 3.75 .92
Q11 I feel valued, respected 4.15 .70
Q12(b) I feel proud of what I have achieved till now 4.12 .71
Leisure Q14 I am satisfied with the amount of free-time I have 3.31 1.10
Q15 I am satisfied with the activities I do in my free-time 3.56 1.00
Family Q7 I am satisfied with my family life 4.11 .76
Q21 I am satisfied with the relationship with my partner 4.13 .76
Work Q16 I like the work I do 3.98 .84
Q18 I am satisfied with the responsibility I have in my work 3.91 .76
Q19(b) I have a good relationship with everyone at work 4.03 .71
Q20(b) My salary is adequate to my experience and responsibility 3.36 1.14
SWLS LS1 In most ways my life is close to my ideal 3.46 .84
LS2 The conditions of my life are excellent 3.24 .89
LS3 I am satisfied with my life 3.73 .77
LS4 So far I have got the important things I want in my life 3.69 .82
LS5 If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing 3.18 1.06

Q2 is reverse coded

aItem eliminated in exploratory factor analysis

bItem eliminated in confirmatory factor analysis