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Studies

VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2012 /1

Publication

Author(s):
VanBeuningen, J.; Moonen, L.; VanderHouwen, K.
Title:
Measuring Well-Being. An Analysis of Different Response Scales.
Source:
Discussion Paper 2014/03,, Statistics Netherlands, 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public Netherlands, 2012
Survey name
EU-EVS1981-84
Sample
Probability systematic sample
Respondents
N = 5556
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

To what extent do you consider yourself as a happy person?
1  completely unhappy
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely happy
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-n-10-b
Author's label:
Happiness 1-10
Page in publication:
13
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 0%,   3: 0%,   4: 1%,   5: 3%,   6: 7%,   7: 23%,   8: 37%,   9: 22%,   10: 5%   (total 98%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.82 7.57
SD:
1.16 1.29
Full text:
Self report on single question:

To what extent do you consider yourself to be a happy person?
0  completely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely happy
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-n-11-ca
Author's label:
Happiness 0-10
Page in publication:
13
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 0%,   3: 0%,   4: 0%,   5: 1%,   6: 3%,   7: 7%,   8: 23%,   9: 37%,   10: 22%,   11: 5%   (total 98%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.69 7.69
SD:
1.39 1.39
Full text:
Self report on single question:

To what extent do you consider yourself to be a happy person?
0  completely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5  neither unhappy, nor happy
6
7
8
9
10 completely happy
Classification:
O-HP-u-sq-n-11-cb
Author's label:
Happiness 0-5-10
Page in publication:
13