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Correlational findings

Study VanBeuningen & Kloosterman (2011): study NL 2009

Public
aged 18+, Netherlands, 2009
Survey name
NL-POLS 2009
Sample
Respondents
N = 6878
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Scholing
Our Classification
Remarks
The number of happy and satisfied people increases slightly with educational level.
Operationalization
Self reported highest level of schooling:
1: basic education (basisonderwijs)
2: prevocational  (vmbo)
3: secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo)
4: college education (hbo)
5: university

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d D% = + 1: 80%
2: 86%
3: 86%
4: 90%
5: 93%
O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d D% = + 1: 81%
2: 85%
3: 87%
4: 88%
5: 91%
O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d b = -.01 O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d b = -.07 B's controled for:
- household income per year
- holiday
- financial independancy
- socio-economic category
- trust in parliament
- participation in societies
- contact with family
- contact with friends
- social trust
- having partner
- children in household
- feelings in unsafety
- community feeling
- urbanity
- age
- sex