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Studies

Aussen et al. (2008): study NL Rotterdam 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Aussen, S.; Hooijmans, S.; VanderLinden, L.
Title:
Geluk in Rotterdam. Het Effect van Vrijetijds Voorzieningen op het Geluk in Wijken. (Happiness in Rotterdam. The Effect of Leisure Time Facilities on the Happiness in Neighbourhoods).
Source:
Bachelor Thesis, Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2008, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
16-75 aged, general public, City of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2007
Survey name
NL-VTO 2007
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 4420
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all together, how happy would you say you are?
1  not happy at all
2  not too happy
3  happy
4  very happy
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-ab
Author's label:
overall happiness
Page in publication:
27
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.11%,   2: 7.92%,   3: 68.82%,   4: 22.15%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.12 7.21
SD:
0.58 1.48

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding income level