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Boelhouwer (2014): study NL 2012

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, 2012
Survey name
NL-SLI 2012
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

'Taken all together, how satisfied are you with the life you currently lead? Please indicate on this scale. 10 means that you are completely satisfied and 1 means that you are completely dissatisfied.'
10  completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1   completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLL-c-sq-n-10-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.80 7.56
SD:
- -