Study Cornelisse-Vermaat (2005): study NL 2001

Public

18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2001

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 2551

Non Response

76,6%

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the  bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?   
[  10  ]  best possible life
[    9  ]
[    8  ]
[    7  ]
[    6  ]
[    5  ]
[    4  ]
[    3  ]
[    2  ]
[    1  ]
[    0  ]  worst possible life
                          
                                                                                
Preceded by 1)  open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and  where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now.

Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original)

Classification:

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a

Author's label:

Self-reported happiness

Page in publication:

134

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.36 7.36

SD:

- -