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Studies

Drenth et al. (1983): study NL 1981

Publication

Author(s):
Drenth, P.J.; VanderKooij, R.N; VanLuijck, F.
Title:
The Meaning of Working. Results of a Survey on a National Sample and Ten Specific Target Groups in the Netherlands: A source Book.
Source:
Free University Press, 1983, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
16-70 aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1981
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 992
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All in all, how satisfied would you say you are presently with your life?
0  very dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
254
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.67 7.67
SD:
1.27 1.27