Nawijn (2009): study NL 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Nawijn, J.
- Title:
- The Holiday Happiness Curve: A Preliminary Investigation into Mood during a Holiday Abroad.
- Source:
- International Journal of Tourism Research, 2010, Vol. 12, 281 - 290
Investigation
- Public
- International tourists visiting the Netherlands, 2008
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 481
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed on the spot
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question
On a scale from 1 (terrible) to 10 (excellent) how do you rate your life as a whole?
1 terrible
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 excellent - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-n-10-d
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.2%, 2: 0%, 3: 0.2%, 4: 0.9%, 5: 1.5%, 6: 3.5%, 7: 15.4%, 8: 35.7%, 9: 27.6%, 10: 15.1% (total 100.1%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 8.24 9.06
- SD:
- 1.22 1.34