Boelhouwer (2014): study NL 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Boelhouwer, J.
- Title:
- Kwaliteit van Leven: Leefsituatie en Geluk. (Quality of Life: State of Living and Happiness).
- Source:
- Bijl, R.;Boelhouwer, J.;et al: Eds.: ''De Sociale Staat van Nederland. 2014'', Social Cultural Planning Office, 2014, The Hague, Netherlands, 279 - 304
Investigation
- Public
- 12+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2008
- Survey name
- NL-POLS 2008
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage random
- Respondents
- N = 1000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
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
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 2%, 3: 14%, 4: 68%, 5: 16% (total 101%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.95 7.00
- SD:
- 0.68 1.30