Name
ql209h
Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Been happy
Description

Item from the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Ware JE and Sherbourne CD, 1992 (PubMed ID: 1593914)

Original question: 9. These questions are about how you feel and how things have been with you during the past 4 weeks. For each question, check the box for the one answer that comes closest to the way you have been feeling. During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time. h. Have you been a happy person?

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Domain
allnone6
  • 1: All of the time
  • 2: Most of the time
  • 3: A good bit of the time
  • 4: Some of the time
  • 5: A little of time
  • 6: None of the time
Type
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Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Been happy vs Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Visit Number
Visit 1 Interim Follow-up Visit Visit 2 CVD Outcomes
Total - - 4,080 -
All of the time - - 557 -
Most of the time - - 2,025 -
A good bit of the time - - 466 -
Some of the time - - 344 -
A little of time - - 98 -
None of the time - - 43 -
Unknown - - 547 -
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Been happy vs Gender of the participant
Visit 2
Male Female Total
Total 1,861 2,219 4,080
All of the time 285 272 557
Most of the time 910 1,115 2,025
A good bit of the time 189 277 466
Some of the time 159 185 344
A little of time 46 52 98
None of the time 21 22 43
Unknown 251 296 547
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Been happy vs Race of the participant
Visit 2
White Black Other Total
Total 3,587 256 237 4,080
All of the time 468 39 50 557
Most of the time 1,805 128 92 2,025
A good bit of the time 406 27 33 466
Some of the time 290 30 24 344
A little of time 77 11 10 98
None of the time 35 4 4 43
Unknown 506 17 24 547