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Distributional findings

Study NIPO (1949): study NL 1948

Public
Adults, general public, The Netherlands, 1948
Survey name
NL-NIPO
Sample
Respondents
N = 500
Non Response
7%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you think of yourself as.......?
3   happy
2   fairly happy
1   unhappy?
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-v-3-a
Author's label:
Geluk (Happiness)
Remarks:
Possibly same data as reported by Wessman 1956. If so, the question may have been presented with 4 response options, the first two of which having been combined in the 'unhappy' category.
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 6.4%,   2: 47.3%,   3: 46.2%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.40 6.97
SD:
0.61 1.51
Full text:
Self report on single question:

How is your life
3  good
2  fair
1  bad
-  no answer
Classification:
O-QOL-u-sq-v-3-a
Author's label:
Existence
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 15%,   2: 61%,   3: 23%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.08 -
SD:
0.61 -