Boelhouwer (2011): study NL 2002
Publication
- Author(s):
 - Boelhouwer, J.
 - Title:
 - Notes Netherlands Institute for Social Research on Happiness and Satisfaction Data.
 - Source:
 - Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP), personal communication, 2011, The Hague, Netherlands
 
Investigation
- Public
 - 12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2002
 - Survey name
 - NL-POLS 2002
 - Sample
 - Probability multistage stratified area sample
 - Respondents
 - N = 3594
 - Non Response
 - 47
 - Assessment
 - Interview: face-to-face
 
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
 - 
            Self report on single question
To what extent do you consider yourself a happy person....?
5 very happy
4 happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 not very happy
1 unhappy - Classification:
 - O-HP-u-sq-v-5-a
 - Page in publication:
 - 1
 - Observed distribution
 - Frequencies
 - 1: 0.5%, 2: 2.5%, 3: 9.2%, 4: 66.5%, 5: 21.3% (total 100%)
 - Summary Statistics
 - On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
 - Mean:
 - 4.06 7.45
 - SD:
 - 0.67 1.30
 
- Full text:
 - 
            Self report on single question:
How satisfied are you with the life you currently lead?
5 extraordinary satisfied
4 very satisfied
3 satisfied
2 fairly satisfied
1 not very satisfied - Classification:
 - O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d
 - Page in publication:
 - 2
 - Observed distribution
 - Frequencies
 - 1: 4%, 2: 9.4%, 3: 44%, 4: 34.4%, 5: 8.2% (total 100%)
 - Summary Statistics
 - On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
 - Mean:
 - 3.33 6.83
 - SD:
 - 0.90 1.51