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Studies

Auma (2015): study NL Rotterdam 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Auma, s
Title:
Connectivity and Happiness: Assessing the Impact of Accessibility on Well-being
Source:
Master thesis International Housing Institute (IHS) Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
General public, 67 neighborhoods, Rotterdam Netherlanfs 2009
Survey name
NL-Rotterdam Leisure Survey 2009
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 67
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

…. Happy with your life .. (full text not reported)
4  very happy
3  pretty happy
2  not too happy
1  not at all happy
Classification:
O-HL-?-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Classification of neighbourhoods:
- very happy (N = 3)
- happy (N = 18)
- unhappy (N = 30)
- very unhappy (n =15)
Page in publication:
23, 70
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.15 -
SD:
0.82 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Proximity to public transport nodes