| 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 | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Age | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Appreciation of being alone | S06ac01 | Concern about personal contacts |
| Being homosexual | S03ab03c | Homo-sexual |
| Education | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Expected satisfac- tion if married | M02ah01b | Expected satisfaction if married |
| Freedom on the job | W04ab15 | Self-direction at work |
| Job satisfaction | W05ad01 | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Living alone | H20ab01 | Living alone or not |
| Loneliness | I07ab05 | Perceived sufficiency of intimate contacts |
| Male sex | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Marital satisfaction | M03ac03 | Satisfaction with marriage |
| Married | M02aa01 | Married vs never married |
| Negative self-image | M02ah02b | Perceived characteristics of singles |
| Non-religious | R12ad01 | Church-member or not |
| Number of intimates,friends and aquaintances | I07ab02 | Total number of intimate ties |
| Number of married people among 4 closest friends | F06ad03 | Married friends |
| Number of unpleasantsocial contacts | S06ac02 | Perceived amount of pleasant contacts |
| Number of unpleasantsocial contacts | P05cy01 | Tendency to like people, also classified as above ↑ |
| Occupational prestige | O01ac01a | Social prestige of occupation |
| Organizational activity | S07ab02 | Attendance to meetings |
| Perceived apprecia- tion by collegues | P10ab02a | Popularity with colleagues |
| Perceived apprecia- tion by collegues | W05ad02c | Satisfaction with colleagues, also classified as above ↑ |
| Perceived apprecia- tion by collegues | S02ag01 | Self-perceived reputation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Perceived negative image | M02ah02b | Perceived characteristics of singles |
| Perceived negative image | S02ag01 | Self-perceived reputation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Perceived positive image | M02ah02b | Perceived characteristics of singles |
| Perceived positive image | S02ag01 | Self-perceived reputation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Positive self-image | M02ah02b | Perceived characteristics of singles |
| Prefer to change jobwhen possible | O01ad02 | Attitudes to current occupation |
| Prefer to change jobwhen possible | L05ac01b | Specific changes wanted, also classified as above ↑ |
| Quality of contacts with family members | I07ab04 | Perceived quality of intimate ties |
| Quality of intimate relationships | I07ab04 | Perceived quality of intimate ties |
| Religious affilia- tion | R12ab03b | Religious individualism |
| Religious partici- pation | R12ad02 | Participation in church |
| Religious participa-tion | S07ab01 | Membership of voluntary organizations |
| Satisfaction with housing | H22ae02 | Satisfaction with housing |
| Social contacts of own family | F03ab02 | Contacts with relatives |