Visual Analogue Scale and Item Response Time Measurement in Happiness Research > Part 1
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Part 1
Project Number
67.1
Abstract
This questionnaire examines the way people respond to the same question asked using different answering scales.
Experimental design:
In part 1 respondents were randomly assigned to a condition in which the answering type differed (discrete or ordinal).
In part 2 the answering type that respondents got in part 1 was preloaded to assign them to the opposite condition (variable fl11a001).
Respondents who got answering type 1 in part 1 got answering type 2 in part 2.
Respondents who got answering type 2 in part 1 got answering type 1 in part 2.
Respondents that didn’t participate in part 1 were assigned to a condition randomly in part 2.
In part 2 a selection of respondents was presented “additional questions” at the end of the questionnaire, this as part of an internal project (variable fl11a003).
Experimental design:
In part 1 respondents were randomly assigned to a condition in which the answering type differed (discrete or ordinal).
In part 2 the answering type that respondents got in part 1 was preloaded to assign them to the opposite condition (variable fl11a001).
Respondents who got answering type 1 in part 1 got answering type 2 in part 2.
Respondents who got answering type 2 in part 1 got answering type 1 in part 2.
Respondents that didn’t participate in part 1 were assigned to a condition randomly in part 2.
In part 2 a selection of respondents was presented “additional questions” at the end of the questionnaire, this as part of an internal project (variable fl11a003).
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
07-03-2011
End date
28-03-2011
Note
Purpose
Researcher
Winkelmann, Rainer, Studer, Raphael, A.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2012 CentERdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xmr-ze6m
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted. | preloaded |
| er11a_m | Year and month of questionnaire administration. | constructed |
| er11a001 | Experimental condition / answering type | constructed |
| er11a002 | All in all, how happy would you say you are? | directly measured |
| er11a003 | All in all, how happy would you say you are? | directly measured |
| er11a004 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| er11a005 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| er11a006 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| er11a007 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| er11a008 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| er11a009 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| er11a010 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| er11a011 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| er11a012 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| er11a013 | Duration in seconds | derived |
| er11a014 | Starting date er11a002 | constructed |
| er11a015 | Starting time er11a002 | constructed |
| er11a016 | End date er11a002 | constructed |
| er11a017 | End time er11a002 | constructed |
| er11a018 | Time spent on er11a002 | derived |
| er11a019 | Starting date er11a003 | constructed |
| er11a020 | Starting time er11a003 | constructed |
| er11a021 | End date er11a003 | constructed |
| er11a022 | End time er11a003 | constructed |
| er11a023 | Time spent on er11a003 | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Visual Analogue Scale and Item Response Time Measurement in Happiness Research – Part 1
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.
Browse Visual Analogue Scale and Item Response Time Measurement in Happiness Research – Part 1Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 7068 (100.0%)Non-response: 2022 (28.6%)
Response: 5046 (71.4%)
Complete: 5045 (71.4%)
Incomplete: 1 (0.0%)
Collection Events
Period
07-03-2011 to 28-03-2011
Sample
members of the LISS panel of 16 years of age and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Studer, R.A. (2012). Reported happiness, fast and slow. Presented at the MESS workshop, Amsterdam 2012..
Studer, R.,
et al. (2014). Reported Happiness, Fast and Slow. Social Indicators Research, 117(3), 1055-1067
.