| Study | VanOotegem & Verhofstadt (2015): study BE Flanders 2011 |
| Title | Perceived Capabilities as an Aggregated Indicatorfor Well-Being. |
| Source | Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2015, Vol.10, 615 - 629. |
| URL | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-014-9343-1/fulltext.html |
| DOI | doi: 10.1007/s11482-014-9343-1 |
| Public | General public, Flanders, Belgium, 2011+ 2012 |
| Sample | Probability sample (unspecified) |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 2990 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Socio-economic positions |
| Page in Source | 620 |
| Our classification | Unfit for work |
| Operationalization | 1 full time employed
0 other
a: part-time employed
b: unemployed
c: not in labour force
ca: incapable to work
cb: pensioner
cd: student
ce: homemaker
|
| Observed distribution | N = 1: 1148, 0a: 452, 0b: 122, 0ca: 104, 0cb: 731, 0cc: 237, 0cd: 196 |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-h | DM=+/- | Difference with
full-time workers
Working full-time M = 7,49
Working part-time M = 7,34 -0,15
Unemployed M = 6,75 -0,74
Incapable to work M = 6,49 -1,00
Pensioner M = 7,39 -0,10
Student M = 7,46 -0,03
Homemaker M = 7,31 -0,18
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| Code | Full Text |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-h | Self-report on single question: Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole? 10 very satisfied 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 very unsatisfied |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |