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Study Guven (2009b): study NL 1993

Public:: 16+ aged, households' members, Netherlands, 1993-2006
Survey name:: NL-DHS 1993
Sample:
Respondents:: N = 4500
Non Response:
Assessment:: Questionnaire: web

Correlate

Authors's label

Unexpected transitory sunshine changes

Our Classification

Operationalization

Last ten day deviation = weithed average of the last ten day sunshine measure - the average of the last ten day sunshine measure in the last 60 years.
a: daily cloud cover
b: daily sunshine (average duration)
c: daily sunshine (maximum duration)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

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

OLRC = +.04

LAST TEN DAY DEVIATION: average duration of daily sunshine

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

OLRC = +.06

LAST TEN DAY DEVIATION: maximum duration of daily sunshine

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

OLRC = -.04

LAST TEN DAY DEVIATION: daily cloud cover

OLRCs controlled for:
- Personal characteristics
  - labor force status
  - marital status
  - household size
  - income
  - health status
  - age
  - number of children
  - gender
- province
- year fixed effects