VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2012 /2
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
- NL-SocialCohesionSurvey2012
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 7641
- 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 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-5
- Remarks:
- Reversed scale.
Skewness: -0.97, Kurtosis: +2.32 - Page in publication:
- 7
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.6%, 2: 3.4%, 3: 12.7%, 4: 65.8%, 5: 17.5% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.96 7.41
- SD:
- 0.70 1.75
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
On a scale of 0 to 10 I consider myself...
0 not a very happy person
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 a very happy person - Classification:
- O-HP-u-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness-11
- Remarks:
- Skewness: -1.45, Kurtosis +5.52
- Page in publication:
- 7
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.3%, 2: 0.2%, 3: 0.2%, 4: 0.6%, 5: 0.8%, 6: 3.3%, 7: 5.7%, 8: 23.3%, 9: 43.5%, 10: 16.1%, 11: 6.2% (total 100.2%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.73 7.73
- SD:
- 1.31 1.31
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How satisfied are you with the life you currently lead?
5 extraordinary satisfied
4 very satisfied
3 satisfied
2 fairly satisfied
1 not very satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction-5
- Remarks:
- Skewness: -0.38, Kurtosis: +0.16
- Page in publication:
- 7
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 5.9%, 2: 11.1%, 3: 44.6%, 4: 31.2%, 5: 7.2% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.23 5.57
- SD:
- 0.95 2.37
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
To what extend are you satisfied with the life you currently lead?
0 completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLL-c-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction-11
- Remarks:
- Skewness: -1.41, Kurtosis: +4.56
- Page in publication:
- 7
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.3%, 2: 0.3%, 3: 0.3%, 4: 0.9%, 5: 1%, 6: 4.1%, 7: 8%, 8: 24.8%, 9: 39.4%, 10: 15.1%, 11: 5.7% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.59 7.59
- SD:
- 1.41 1.41