Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Schmeets (2001a): study NL 1998

Public: 15+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1998-2000
Sample
Respondents: N = 19000
Non Response: ?
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

internet available at home

Our Classification

Distribution

0: 60% 1: 40%

Operationalization

0: internet not available at home
1: internet available at home

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a

D% = + ns

                      very happy   not happy

No internet at home       19%         3%
Internet at home          26%         1%

Difference disappears when controlled for
-income
-age
-availablity of technical equipment at home
-health