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Studies

DutchHouseholdSurvey DHS (2016): study NL 2006

Publication

Author(s):
DutchHouseholdSurvey DHS,
Title:
Dutch Household Panel (DHS) Codebooks.
Source:
CentERData, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2006
Survey name
NL-DHS 2006
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2122
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Respondents complete an online survey every week

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

To what extent do you think of yourself as a happy person?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  unhappy
1  very unhappy
-  don't know
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-v-5-d
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3%,   2: 1.6%,   3: 12.9%,   4: 60.3%,   5: 12.7%   (total 90.5%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.86 -
SD:
0.80 -