Henkens (1997): study NL 1992
Publication
- Author(s):
- Henkens, K.
- Title:
- Inactiviteit en Sociaal Isolement, Gezondheid en Welbevinden: Mannelijke Werkelozen, Arbeidsongeschikten, Werkenden en Vutters Vergeleken. (Inactivity and Social Isolation, Health and Well-Being: Employed and Unemployed Compared).
- Source:
- NIDI Working Paper, 1997/2, The Hague, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public
- 55-64 aged men, The Netherlands, 1992
- Sample
- Probability area sample
- Respondents
- N = 575
- Non Response
- 61,7
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Talking all together, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life in general?
1 very dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
3 about as dissatisfied as satisfied
4 satisfied
5 very satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-d
- Author's label:
- algemeen welbevinden (generalwell-being)
- Remarks:
- Data taken from file LSNa074 Steinmetz archive
- Page in publication:
- 6
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.3%, 2: 2.7%, 3: 9.4%, 4: 63.2%, 5: 23% (total 99.6%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.04 8.11
- SD:
- 0.74 1.62