Study Ventegodt (1995): study DK 1993

Public

18-88 aged, general public, Denmark, 1993

Sample

Respondents

N = 1494

Non Response

39%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

materialistic versus spiritual values

Our Classification

Distribution

N:   all:1483,   1:20,   2:125,   3:465,   4:558,   5:315

Operationalization

Self report on question "My life is mainly a question of.."
a: Materialistic values:
   - making money
   - get your needs fulfilled.
Spiritual values:
   - make the world a better place
   - serving God

Spiritual/material ratio of values
1: 2 more material than spiritual values
2: 1 more material. than spiritual values
3: equal number of material and spiritual values
4: 1 more spiritual than material values
5: 2 more spiritual than material values

Observed Relation with Happiness