Ventegodt (1995): study DK 1993
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ventegodt, S.
- Title:
- Liskvalitet I Danmark. (Quality of Life in Denmark. Results from a Population Survey).
- Source:
- Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1995, Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigation
- Public:
- 18-88 aged, general public, Denmark, 1993
- Sample:
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents:
- N = 1494
- Non Response:
- 39%
- Assessment:
-
Questionnaire: paper
Mailed questionnaire
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Single direct question:
How are you feeling now....?
5 very good
4 good
3 neither good nor poor
2 poor
1 very poor - Classification:
- A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- immediate self-experienced well-being
- Remarks:
- The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to
cumulative percentages
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
Thus transformed the mean is 72
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67 - Page in publication:
- 507, 398
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.7%, 2: 3.8%, 3: 13.8%, 4: 47.7%, 5: 33.9% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.10 7.75
- SD:
- 0.83 2.07
- Full text:
-
Selfreport on single question:
'How satisfied are you with your life now?'
5 very satisfied
2 satisfied
3 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Remarks:
Original text in Danish:
'Hvor tilfreds er du med dit liv for tiden?'
5 meget tilfreds
4 tilfreds
3 hverken tilfreds eller utilfreds
2 utilfreds
1 meget utilfreds
The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to cumulative perentages
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
Thus transformed the mean is 69,5
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67- Page in publication:
- 507, 400
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 4.7%, 3: 16.1%, 4: 52.8%, 5: 25.4% (total 99%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.97 7.43
- SD:
- 0.82 2.06
- Full text:
-
Selfreport on single question
How happy are you now?
5 very happy
4 happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Remarks:
- The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to
cumulative percentages
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
The transformed mean is then 65,5
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67 - Page in publication:
- 507, 402
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.5%, 2: 2.2%, 3: 33.74%, 4: 46.5%, 5: 17.1% (total 100.04%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.77 6.93
- SD:
- 0.77 1.92
Correlational Findings
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
Living alone or not
Living with children
Region in Denmark
Current meaning of life
Mood during work
Concern about nutrition
Days ill
Symptoms of bad health
Current psycho-somatic complaints
Self ratings of mental health
Expert ratings of mental health
Own income or not
Current employment status
Current psycho-somatic complaints
Self ratings of mental health
Surgery
Specific earlier life-events
Earlier abortion
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (o00-o99)
Earlier physical health
Death of children
Currently in treatment or not
Summed life aspect evaluations (semantic differential scales)
Self-confidant
Attitudes to household-composition
Mood during leisure
Satisfaction with leisure hours
Current self-evaluation
Self-perceived reputation
Self rating of good looks
Earlier love-life
Earlier marital states
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Perceived quality of intimate ties
Non-biological children
Step children
Pregnant
Childlessness voluntary or not
Current characteristics of one's children
Twin or triplet child
Attitudes to political system
Current anomy
Attitudes to political system
Current anomy
UNCLASSIFIED
Value set
Existential values
Diversity of values
Questioning
O-SL by A-AOL
O-HL by A-AOL
O-SL by A-AOL
O-HL by A-AOL
Gratifying (vs frustrating)
Aspect judgements of one's life as a whole
MOOD
Feeling energetic (vs lethargic, tired)
LIFE GOALS
Later need for self-actualisation
Satisfaction with meaning
Meaningful (vs useless)
Sensation seeking
Aspect judgements of one's life as a whole
Self-actualization (need for)
Aspect judgements of one's life as a whole
Questioning
Questioning
Twin or triplet child