| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Jol, C. |
| Title | Liever Samen dan Alleen? Veranderingen in Levensomstandigheden én Welbevinden van Alleenstaanden, 1974-1983. (Better together than Alone? Changes in Life Situations ánd Well-Being of Singles,1974-1983). |
| Source | C.B.S. Select, Nr. 3, Central Bureau of Statistics, 1985, The Hague, Netherlands, 171 - 184 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1974-1983 |
| 1974 and 1983 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Life-Situation Survey (LSS). See also JOL 1984. | |
| Sample | Not available |
| Number of singles: 1974: 458, 1983: 512. | |
| Respondents N = | 4000 |
| 1974: 4806, 1983: 3987 | |
| Non Response | 1974: 28%, 1983: 43% |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 | Life-satisfaction |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Being a widow | show | Married vs widowed |
| Being divorced | show | Divorced or separated |
| Being single | show | Never married |
| Educational level | show | Level of school-education |
| Expensive goods | show | Specific possessions |
| explained variance | show | Socio-demographic + health + life style |
| Income level | show | Household income |
| Joint Effects | show | Socio-demographic + life appraisals + life style + social ties |
| Living alone | show | Living alone or not |
| Living in a flat | show | Type of current dwelling |
| Male sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Membership | show | Membership of voluntary organizations |
| Own income | show | Own income or not |
| Professional help received | show | Services |
| Satisfaction with work | show | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Use of medicaments | show | Use of medicaments |
| Work | show | Current employment status |