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Studies

Guven & Hoxha (2015): study NL 1993

Publication

Author(s):
Guven, C.; Hoxha, I.
Title:
Rain or Shine: Happiness and Risk-Taking.
Source:
The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2015, Vol. 57, 1 - 10

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, Netherlands, 1993-2006
Survey name
NL-DHS
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 32000
Non Response
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
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
3,6
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 0.5%,   3: 15%,   4: 66%,   5: 18.5%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.03 -
SD:
0.60 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Hours of sunshine