Publication |
Author(s) | DeJong-Gierveld, J. |
Title | De Ongehuwden. (The Unmarried). |
Source | Samson, 1969, Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands |
Investigation |
Public | 30-55 aged, general public, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1965 |
Collect period | 9-12 |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Not available |
| Probability systematic random sample stratified by sex and marital status.
150 never married males, 150 married males, 150 never married females and 150 married females; age 30-55. |
Respondents N = | 600 |
Non Response | 31%; |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Structured interview and low structured questionnaire at home. |
General remarks | Most correlates were presented in a tabular supplement. |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Age | show | Current age (in years) |
Appreciation of being alone | show | Concern about personal contacts |
Being homosexual | show | Homo-sexual |
Education | show | Level of school-education |
Expected satisfac- tion if married | show | Expected satisfaction if married |
Freedom on the job | show | Self-direction at work |
Job satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
Living alone | show | Living alone or not |
Loneliness | show | Perceived sufficiency of intimate contacts |
Male sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
Marital satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with marriage |
Married | show | Married vs never married |
Negative self-image | show | Perceived characteristics of singles |
Non-religious | show | Church-member or not |
Number of intimates,friends and aquaintances | show | Total number of intimate ties |
Number of married people among 4 closest friends | show | Married friends |
Number of unpleasantsocial contacts | show | Perceived amount of pleasant contacts |
Number of unpleasantsocial contacts | show | Tendency to like people, also classified as above ↑ |
Occupational prestige | show | Social prestige of occupation |
Organizational activity | show | Attendance to meetings |
Perceived apprecia- tion by collegues | show | Popularity with colleagues |
Perceived apprecia- tion by collegues | show | Satisfaction with colleagues, also classified as above ↑ |
Perceived apprecia- tion by collegues | show | Self-perceived reputation, also classified as above ↑ |
Perceived negative image | show | Perceived characteristics of singles |
Perceived negative image | show | Self-perceived reputation, also classified as above ↑ |
Perceived positive image | show | Perceived characteristics of singles |
Perceived positive image | show | Self-perceived reputation, also classified as above ↑ |
Positive self-image | show | Perceived characteristics of singles |
Prefer to change jobwhen possible | show | Attitudes to current occupation |
Prefer to change jobwhen possible | show | Specific changes wanted, also classified as above ↑ |
Quality of contacts with family members | show | Perceived quality of intimate ties |
Quality of intimate relationships | show | Perceived quality of intimate ties |
Religious affilia- tion | show | Religious individualism |
Religious partici- pation | show | Participation in church |
Religious participa-tion | show | Membership of voluntary organizations |
Satisfaction with housing | show | Satisfaction with housing |
Social contacts of own family | show | Contacts with relatives |