Study Wingen et al. (2012): study NL 1998
- Public
- 20+ aged, The Netherlands, 1998-2009
- Survey name
- NL-POLS 1997-2009
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 240000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Change in employment status
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Data: Social Statistical Database which covers earlier and later employment registration data. Survey respondents identified using their their (encrypted) civil service number.
- Distribution
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a: 0,93%; b: 0,14%; c: 0,27%; d: 0,11%; e: 0,05%;
No event: 98,50% - Operationalization
- Change in employment status 1998-2009
as registered in employment registration.
a: going to be/got employed
b: going to be/got unemployed
c: going to be/got retired
d: going to be/got disabled
e: going to be/got social assistance
Observed Relation with Happiness
b: Getting unemployed after employment is preceeded by a decline in happiness and slow recovery afterwards which comes close to pre-event happiness after 8 years.
c: Retirement does not affect happiness much
d: Disabled already less happy before being officially registered as disabled
e: Happiness continues to decrease after getting social assistance.
Cross sectional survey data on happiness linked to registration data on employment history.