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Boelhouwer (2021): study NL 2015

Publication

Author(s):
Boelhouwer, J.
Title:
Geluk en levenstevredenheid in Nederland 2014-2019 (Happiness and life satisfaction in the Netherlands 2014-2019)
Source:
Personal communication

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, Netherlands, 2015/16
Survey name
NL-SLI 2015
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2436
Non Response
12%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

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: 0.4%,   2: 2.5%,   3: 13.8%,   4: 68.7%,   5: 14.5%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.94 6.98
SD:
0.65 1.25
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
Frequencies
1: 0.4%,   2: 0.2%,   3: 0.5%,   4: 0.7%,   5: 2.6%,   6: 7.3%,   7: 20.1%,   8: 41.8%,   9: 18%,   10: 8.3%   (total 99.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.83 7.59
SD:
1.31 1.46