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VanOotegem & Verhofstadt (2015): study BE Flanders 2011

Publication

Author(s):
VanOotegem, L.; Verhofstadt, E.
Title:
Perceived Capabilities as an Aggregated Indicator for Well-Being.
Source:
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2015, Vol.10, 615 - 629.

Investigation

Public
General public, Flanders, Belgium, 2011+ 2012
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 2990
Non Response
Assessment

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self-report on single question:

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
10  very satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 very unsatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-h
Author's label:
General satisfaction.
Remarks:
60% 7-8
Page in publication:
618
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.36 7.36
SD:
1.48 1.48

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Socio-economic positions