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Studies

Dekker & DeHart (2007): study NL 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Dekker, P.; DeHart, J.
Title:
Niet zo Gelukkig in de Dapperstraat. (Not so Happy in the Dapperstraat).
Source:
Schnabel, P.; Ed.: "Veel Geluk in Nederland", Social Cultural Planning Office, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands, 106 - 113

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2006
Sample
Non-probability purposive-quota sample
Respondents
N = 159439
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together in your life, how would you say things are these days?  Would you say you are ....?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Geluk
Page in publication:
109
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2%,   2: 7%,   3: 25%,   4: 51%,   5: 15%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.70 6.75
SD:
0.88 2.19

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Happy with the Netherlands