Groot & Maassen-VandenBrink (2001): study NL 1993
Publication
- Author(s):
- Groot, W.; Maassen-VandenBrink, H.
- Title:
- De Verborgen Kosten van de WAO. (The Hidden Expenses of the Disability Insurance Act).
- Source:
- Economisch Statistische Berichten, 2001, 22 December, 1052 - 1054
Investigation
- Public
- Middle aged living in households, The Netherlands,1993
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 7788
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Questionnaire and experiment
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Here is a picture of a ladder with 10 steps that represents the 'ladder of life'. The lowest step represents the worst possible life. Climbing the ladder, you come to step 10, which represents the best possible life. Please place at the step on which you feel you are at this moment - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-10-d
- Author's label:
- Quality of life/Well-being
- Remarks:
- All: Males: M=7,6; Females:M=7,6; Disabled: Males: M=6,8; Females:M=7,2
- Page in publication:
- 1053
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.3%, 2: 0.3%, 3: 0.9%, 4: 1.3%, 5: 4.8%, 6: 9.1%, 7: 23.8%, 8: 37.3%, 9: 11.7%, 10: 10.5% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.63 7.36
- SD:
- 1.46 1.62