Ventegodt (1996): study DK 1993
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ventegodt, S.
- Title:
- Liskvalitet hos 4500 31-33-arige. (The Quality of Life of 4500 31-33-Years-Olds).
- Source:
- Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1996, Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigation
- Public
- 31-33 aged, Denmark 1993, born in University Hospital in Copenhagen
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 4611
- Non Response
- 39%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Single direct question:
How are you feeling now....?
5 very good
4 good
3 neither good nor poor
2 poor
1 very poor - Classification:
- A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- immediate self-experienced well-being
- Remarks:
- The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to
cumulative percentages
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
The in this way transformed mean is 71,9
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67 - Page in publication:
- 422
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.7%, 2: 4.6%, 3: 14.3%, 4: 45.3%, 5: 35.1% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.10 7.74
- SD:
- 0.86 2.14
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
'How satisfied are you with your life now?'
5 very satisfied
2 satisfied
3 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Remarks:
Original text in Danish:
'Hvor tilfreds er du med dit liv for tiden?'
5 meget tilfreds
4 tilfreds
3 hverken tilfreds eller utilfreds
2 utilfreds
1 meget utilfreds
The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to cumulative percentages
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
Thus transformed the mean is 69,3
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67- Page in publication:
- 424
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 6.8%, 3: 15.3%, 4: 48.5%, 5: 28.5% (total 100.1%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.97 7.42
- SD:
- 0.89 2.23
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question
How happy are you now?
5 very happy
4 happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Remarks:
- The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to
cumulative percentages
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
Thus transformed the mean is 66,2
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67 - Page in publication:
- 426
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.7%, 2: 3.1%, 3: 31.4%, 4: 44.3%, 5: 20.5% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.81 7.02
- SD:
- 0.82 2.04
Correlational Findings
Married (vs never married)
Married (vs widowed)
Married (vs divorced)
Married (vs separated)
Married vs earlier married (widowed + separated + divorced)
Married vs will-full unmarried (never married + divorced)
UNCLASSIFIED
Living in communal household
Contacts with relatives
Current household-composition
Living alone or not
Living with children
Non-biological children
Region in Denmark
Intellectual level of school
Vocational education
Vocational education
Income from social security
Current occupation
Current status: retired or not
Involved in schooling or not
Self employed
Employed
Occupational level
Private versus public sector
Perceived usefulness of one's work
Mood during work
Current parental status
Income from social security
Private versus public sector
Years schooling
Current number of friends
Steady love-relation
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Satisfaction with sex-life
Current personal contacts
Overall judgement of meaningfulness of one's life
Stopped smoking
Earlier use of tobacco
Problems with health
Alternative treatment
Earlier anesthesia
Earlier abortion
Earlier abortion
Psychological-morale inventories
Self-confidant
Mood at home
Mood during leisure
Self-evaluation
Self-perceived reputation
Attitudes to one's sex-life
Steady love-relation
Earlier marital states
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Satisfaction with marriage
Earlier marriage relationship(s)
Characteristics of earlier marriage-relationship(s)
Satisfaction with earlier marriage-relationship(s)
Satisfaction with current love-life
Satisfaction with marriage
Childlessness voluntary or not
Development of parental status
Current parental status
Current characteristics of one's children
Oneself-mother: works (vs not)
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Main breadwinner
Non-biological child
Feeling part of larger whole
Value set
Existential values
Modern value pattern
Diversity of values
Respondents attitudes to interview
Respondents attitudes to interview
Respondents attitudes to interview
O-HL by O-QOL
O-SL by O-QOL
O-QOL by A-AOL
O-SL by A-AOL
Current mood of the moment
O-SL by A-AOL
O-HL by A-AOL
Fulfilled/rewarding (vs frustrating)
Gratifying (vs frustrating)
MOOD
LIFE GOALS
Later need for self-actualization
Satisfaction with contributions to others
Sensation seeking
Self-actualization (need for)
Satisfaction with self-realization
Gratifying (vs frustrating)
Married state (compared to non-married states)