| Study | Cornelisse-Vermaat (2005): study NL 2001 |
| Title | Household Production, Health and Happiness. A Comparison of the Native Dutch and Non-Western Immigrants in the Netherlands. |
| Source | PhD Thesis, University of Wageningen, 2005, Netherlands |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2001 |
| Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| Non-Response | 76,6% |
| Respondents N = | 2551 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Age |
| Page in Source | 147 |
| Our classification | Current age (in years) |
| Operationalization | a:Age 18-34 b:Age 35-44 c:Age 45-64 d:Age=>65 |
| Observed distribution | a: 43,4%; b: 25,8%; c: 22,8%; d: 8,0%. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | Beta=+.01 ns | Age 35-44 (vs. Age 18-34) |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | Beta=-.03 ns | Age 45-64 (vs. Age 18-34) |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | Beta=-.03 ns | Age =>65 (vs. Age 18-34) Beta's controlled for -gender -ethnic groups -education -smoking -overweight -self-reported health -marital status -having children -working hours -household income -total outsourcing expenditures -total household and caretime -homeownership -living in urbanm area -unemployment -religious affiliation |
| Code | Full Text |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time? [ 10 ] best possible life [ 9 ] [ 8 ] [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] worst possible life Preceded by 1) open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now. Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| Beta | STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric. Range: [-1 ; +1] Meaning: beta > 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta < 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta = 0 « no correlation. beta = + 1 or -1 « perfect correlation. |