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Studies

VanDenBroek (2007): study NL 2004

Publication

Author(s):
VanDenBroek, A.
Title:
Meer Mens met Vitamine C. ( On Culture and Happiness).
Source:
Schnabel, P.; Ed.: "Veel Geluk in 2007", SCP, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands, 94 - 98

Investigation

Public
15-65 aged natives, living in big cities, The Netherlands, 2004
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 800
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How happy are you?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  unhappy
1  very unhappy
-  don't know
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-5-d
Author's label:
Geluk
Remarks:
Author transformed this scale linearly and reports an average of 8,0
Page in publication:
96
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.4%,   2: 1.7%,   3: 7.3%,   4: 64%,   5: 26.6%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.15 7.37
SD:
0.65 1.43

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding cultural activities