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DeJonge & Wingen (2011): study NL 2006

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, 2006
Survey name
NL-POLS 2006
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 8191
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

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: 3.4%,   2: 9.1%,   3: 46.3%,   4: 33.5%,   5: 7.8%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.33 6.83
SD:
0.87 1.46
Full text:
Self report on single question:

During the past 4 weeks….. Have you been a happy person?
6  all of the time
5  most of the time
4  a good bit of the time
3  some of the time
2  a little of the time
1  none of the time

Item MH5 in SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study 36 item Short Form)
Classification:
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a
Remarks:
Valid responses: 8005
Page in publication:
3
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.9%,   2: 3%,   3: 11.8%,   4: 17.9%,   5: 50.4%,   6: 16.1%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.62 7.46
SD:
1.04 1.75