Study Wilcke et al. (2007): study NL 2007

Public

Working people, the Netherlands, 2007

Sample

Respondents

N = 3164

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Past happiness 2 years ago

Our Classification

Remarks

Past happiness reported in study Wilcke et al. 2005

Operationalization

Happiness assessed in 2005 and 2007 with a selfreport on a single question:
"Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder (10) represents the best possible life for you and the bottom (1) represents the worst possible life for you.  Where on the ladder do you feel personally stand at the present time?"
Rated on a 10-point scale from 1=worst possible life to 10= best possible life.

1 Happiness 2 years ago (2005)
0 Happiness now (2007)

Observed Relation with Happiness