Study | VanBeuningen et al. (2014): study NL 2013 |
Title | Measuring Well-Being. An Analysis of Different Response Scales. |
Source | Discussion Paper 2014/03,, Statistics Netherlands, 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands |
Public | 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands,2013 |
Sample | Probability simple random sample |
Non-Response | |
Respondents N = | 970 |
Correlate | |
Author's label | Classification of the 1-10 scale for life satisfaction |
Page in Source | 20 |
Our classification | O-SL by O-SL |
Operationalization | Same question on life satisfaction rated on two different response scales A 5-step verbal scale (O-SSL-c-sq-v-5-d) - extraordinary satisfied - very satisfied - satisfied - fairly satisfied - not very satisfied B 10 completely satisfied : 1 completely dissatisfied B serves as correlate in this analysis |
Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
O-SLL-c-sq-n-10-a | tc=+.59 p < .00 | 1 to 4 Not satisfied 5,6 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 7,8 Satisfied 9,10 Very satisfied |
Code | Full Text |
O-SLL-c-sq-n-10-a | Selfreport on single question 'Taken all together, how satisfied are you with the life you currently lead? Please indicate on this scale. 10 means that you are completely satisfied and 1 means that you are completely dissatisfied.' 10 completely satisfied 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 completely dissatisfied |
Symbol | Explanation |
tc | KENDALL'S TAU-C (Also referred to as Stuart's tau-c) Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlate: ordinal, Happiness: ordinal Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: tc = 0 « no rank correlation tc = 1 « perfect rank correlation, where high values of the correlate correspond with high happiness ratings. tc = -1 « perfect rank correlation, where high values of the correlate correspond with low happiness ratings. |