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Studies

CBS (1984b): study NL 1979

Publication

Author(s):
CBS,
Title:
De Leefsituatie van de Nederlandse Jeugd van 13-24 jaar in 1979. Deel 4.(Life Situation of the Dutch Youth of 13-24 in 1979, Vol. 4: An Analysis of Youth in One-Parent Families.)
Source:
S.D.U./C.B.S. Publications, 1984, The Hague, Netherlands

Investigation

Public
Adolescents, The Netherlands, 1979
Sample
Respondents
N = 3113
Non Response
35%, of which: refusals 62%, no contact 27%, unable 8%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interviews at home partly oral, partly by means of a questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

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
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you consider yourself as a happy person......?
4  very happy
3  happy
2  neither happy nor unhappy
1  not too happy
-   don't know
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
How happy one feels

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Broken home Number of parents (broken home) Age Age difference among young people Education of head ofhousehold Level of school-education Day time school Involved in schooling or not
School-type
Head of household employed Unemployment of parents Proportional explained variation Summed socio-demographic + social ties