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Studies

DutchHouseholdSurvey DHS (2016): study NL 2014

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, 2014
Survey name
NL-DHS 2014
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2439
Non Response
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
Author's label:
geluk
Remarks:
Don't know 0.8%; system loss 3%
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.2%,   2: 0.8%,   3: 13%,   4: 59.5%,   5: 22.8%   (total 96.3%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.08 7.24
SD:
0.65 1.39
Full text:
Self report on single question:

This past month I felt happy
1  never
2  seldom
3  sometimes
4  often
5  mostly
6  continuously
Classification:
M-FH-cm-sq-v-6-a