Guven (2009b): study NL 1993

Publication

Author(s):

Guven, C.

Title:

Weather and Financial Risk-Taking: Is Happiness the Channel?

Source:

SOEP Paper No. 218, 2009, Berlin, Germany

Investigation

Public

16+ aged, households' members, Netherlands, 1993-2006

Survey name

NL-DHS 1993

Sample

Sampling not reported

Respondents

N = 4500

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

Page in publication:

8

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0%,   2: 1%,   3: 14%,   4: 66%,   5: 18%   (total 99%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.02 7.12

SD:

0.60 1.24

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Regional sunshine Sunshine in nation Gender Sex: male (vs female) Health status Self-perceived health Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states)
Community of property of spouses Labor force status Current employment status
Kind of occupation (profession)
Current status: retired or not
Involved in schooling or not
Voluntary work
Self employed
Looking for work
Not in labor force Household size Number of persons in household Children Number of children Income Current income level (unspecified) Labor supply Work hours
Time spend on work Risk taking behavior Risk minded Discounting and self-control Impulsive (vs self controlled)
Current time-usage
Work values Price change expectations Expected improvement\deterioration of one's nation Investment behavior (risk averseness) Attitude to saving Unexpected transitory sunshine changes Good or bad weather Use of phone/internet banking and ATM Preferred way of payment
Practiced ways of payment Smoking Use of tobacco Life expectancy Expected longevity Quickness of decision making Critical
Impulsive (vs self controlled)
Speedy, hurried Hours you would like to work in a week Preferred working hours