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Studies

VanSantvoort (2009): study ZZ Europe 2005

Publication

Author(s):
VanSantvoort, M.M.
Title:
Disability in Europe: Policy, Social Participation and Subjective Well-being.
Source:
Ipskamp, 2009, Enschede, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, 9 European countries, 2005
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 14889
Non Response
30 %
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Most studies based on face-to-face interviews

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 2 questions:

A. Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
10    extremely happy                                                                      
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0     extremely unhappy

B. All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays.?
10   extremely satisfied                                                                
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0   extremely dissatisfied   

Summation:  (A+B)/2
Classification:
O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-b
Author's label:
Subjective well-being
Remarks:
Weighted mean of all nations by means of table 7.1, page 113.
M= Belgium:7.6 Germany:6.9 Denmark:8.4 Finland:8.0 The Netherlands:7.7 Slovenia:7.0 Slovakia:5.9 United Kingdom:7.3
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.40 7.40
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Disability