Dekker & DeHart (2007): study NL 2006
Publication
- Author(s):
- Dekker, P.; DeHart, J.
- Title:
- Niet zo Gelukkig in de Dapperstraat. (Not so Happy in the Dapperstraat).
- Source:
- Schnabel, P.; Ed.: "Veel Geluk in Nederland", Social Cultural Planning Office, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands, 106 - 113
Investigation
- Public
- 16+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2006
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive-quota sample
- Respondents
- N = 159439
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all things together in your life, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are ....?
5 very happy
4 happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Geluk
- Page in publication:
- 109
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 2%, 2: 7%, 3: 25%, 4: 51%, 5: 15% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.70 6.75
- SD:
- 0.88 2.19
Correlational Findings
Education in region
Educational level in vicinity
Economic affluence in region
Income level in vicinity
Expected level of happiness (period unspecified)
Expected improvement\deterioration of one's nation
Attitudes to happiness of others
Attitudes to livability of local environment