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Studies

DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2000

Publication

Author(s):
DeJonge, T.; Wingen, M.
Title:
Notes of Statistics Netherlands on Happiness and Satisfaction with Life Data.
Source:
Statistics Netherlands, personal communication, November 2011

Investigation

Public
12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2000
Survey name
NL-POLS 2000
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 8419
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

To what extent do you consider yourself a happy person....?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  not very happy
1  unhappy
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a
Page in publication:
1
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.5%,   2: 1.9%,   3: 8.3%,   4: 68.1%,   5: 21.1%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.08 7.50
SD:
0.64 1.24
Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with the life you currently lead?
5  extraordinary satisfied
4  very satisfied
3  satisfied
2  fairly satisfied
1  not very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d
Page in publication:
2
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3.3%,   2: 8%,   3: 47.4%,   4: 32.7%,   5: 8.5%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.35 6.86
SD:
0.87 1.45