| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Woldringh, C.L.; Knapen, M.H. |
| Title | Vrij en Alleen. (Free and Alone). |
| Source | Institute of Applied Sociology, University of Nijmegen, 1980, Netherlands |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Unmarried adults, big cities, the Netherlands, 1978 |
| Collect period | 2 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| Probability multi-stage sample unmarrieds in big cities in the Netherlands, stratified by age and sex.Four categories were formed: 1 younger men (30-34 years old) 2 older men (45-49 years old) 3 younger women (30-34 years old) 4 older women (45-49 years old) | |
| Respondents N = | 160 |
| Non Response | 62% of which 28% refusals |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| General remarks | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: "How do you feel in general, during the last year, happy or not so happy......?" 5 very happy 4 fairly happy 3 not happy, not unhappy 2 not too happy 1 unhappy Don't know |
| Classification | M-FH-cy-sq-v-5-a |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Desire of getting married | M02ah01a | Desire of getting married |
| Lack of a partner | M02ah01a | Desire of getting married |
| Loneliness | I07ab05 | Perceived sufficiency of intimate contacts |
| Preference of being alone | M02ah02b | Perceived characteristics of singles |
| View on mariage: not lonely | M02ah02 | Attitudes to marriage in general |