Study Pierewan & Tampubolon (2014a): study ZZ Europe 2002

Public

16+ aged general public, EU nations, 2004- 2010

Survey name

EU-ESS 1-4: 2002-2010

Sample

Respondents

N = 100000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Frequency internet use

Our Classification

Remarks

Recoded: 0 no use (0+1) reference 1 rarely (2+3) 2 medium (4+5) 3 frequent (5+6)

Distribution

                             2004    2006   2008   2010
% No user             56       49       47     39
% Rare user            4        4         3        2    
% Medium user     9         8         6        6
% Frequent user    31      39     44      53

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question: How often do you use internet, the World Wide Web or e-mail for your personal use, whether at home or work?
0  no access at home or work
1  never
2  less than once a month
3  onece a month
4  several times a month
5  one a week
6  several times a week
7  every day

Recoded into 3 dummy variables:
3 Frequent ('several times a week' and 'every day')
2 Medium ('several times a month' and 'every day')
1 Rare ('less than once a month' and 'once a month')
0 Never ('no access at home' and 'never use the internet')

Observed Relation with Happiness