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Correlational findings

Study Prins (2008): study NL 2007

Public
12-18 aged, The Netherlands, 2007
Sample
Respondents
N = 15116
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Ethnic status
Our Classification
Remarks
The selection was made on the basis of the answer on 3 questions: - What is the native country of your father? - What is the native country of you mother? - To which community do you count yourself? One positive answer(Turkish or Moroccan)lead to inclusion in the category allochtone.
Distribution
N=  0:  12.375, 1:  570
Operationalization
0:autochtone (Dutch)
1:allochtone (Moroccan and Turkish descent).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-m-sq-n-10-a DM = - Autochtone M=7,72
Allochtone M=7,46
difference  -0,26
O-HL-m-sq-n-10-a DM = + Autochtone girls (N= 6621)   M= 7.55
Allochtone girls (N= 300)    M= 7.38
difference                      +.17
O-HL-m-sq-n-10-a DM = + Autochtone boys     M= 7.88
Allochtone boys     M= 7.55
difference             +.33