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Ahmadyar (2016): study NL 2016

Publication

Author(s):
Ahmadyar, N.A.
Title:
Do the determinants of happiness differ between immigrants and home-stayers? A comparison between Afghans in the Netherlands and Afghanistan
Source:
Master thesis Msc Program in Urban Management and Development, Erasmus university Rotterdam

Investigation

Public
+18 aged Afghan immigrants, The Netherlands, 2016
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability accidental sample
Respondents
N = 141
Non Response
30%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Questions largely taken from European Social Survey.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0  extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
-    don't know
-    no answer
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Happiness score chart
Page in publication:
31
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 0.02%,   3: 0.04%,   4: 0.02%,   5: 0.1%,   6: 0.15%,   7: 0.14%,   8: 0.17%,   9: 0.19%,   10: 0.09%,   11: 0.09%   (total 1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.50 6.50
SD:
2.16 2.16
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction score chart
Page in publication:
31
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 0.03%,   3: 0.01%,   4: 0.01%,   5: 0.08%,   6: 0.17%,   7: 0.19%,   8: 0.14%,   9: 0.02%,   10: 0.12%,   11: 0.06%   (total 0.84%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.27 6.27
SD:
2.15 2.15

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Immigrants Life satisfaction