Effect of perceived social distributions on subjective well-being > Part 1

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title

Part 1

Project Number

21.1

Abstract

In July 2008, the first part of the questionnaire about subjective estimations of properties such as income, health, number of friends et cetera was administered to het LISS panel.

Longitudinal Type

Single Wave Study

Begin date

07-07-2008

End date

30-07-2008

Researcher

Galesic, Mirta, Rieskamp, Jörg, Olsson, Hendrik

Publisher

CentERdata

Funding Organization

CentERdata/MESS Project

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xuf-wm4v

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook in English

codebook_aj08a_EN.pdf

Codebook in Dutch

codeboek_aj08a_NL.pdf

Data Files

English SPSS file

aj08a_EN_1.0p.sav

English STATA file

aj08a_EN_1.0p.dta

Variables

Variable name	Variable Label	Variable Type
nomem_encr	Number of household member encrypted	preloaded
aj08a_m	Year and month of field work period	constructed
aj08a001	Question order: which block is displayed first	constructed
aj08a002	Question order: which block is displayed second	constructed
aj08a003	Question order: which block is displayed third	constructed
aj08a004	Question order: which block is displayed fourth	constructed
aj08a005	Question order: which block is displayed fifth	constructed
aj08a006	Question order: which block is displayed sixth	constructed
aj08a007	Question order: which block is displayed seventh	constructed
aj08a008	Question order: which block is displayed eighth	constructed
aj08a009	Question order: which block is displayed ninth	constructed
aj08a010	Question order2: which block is displayed first	constructed
aj08a011	Question order2: which block is displayed second	constructed
aj08a012	Question order2: which block is displayed third	constructed
aj08a013	Question order2: which block is displayed fourth	constructed
aj08a014	Question order2: which block is displayed fifth	constructed
aj08a015	Question order2: which block is displayed sixth	constructed
aj08a016	Question order3: which question is displayed first	constructed
aj08a017	Question order3: which question is displayed second	constructed
aj08a018	Question order3: which question is displayed third	constructed
aj08a019	Question order3: which question is displayed fourth	constructed
aj08a020	Question order3: which question is displayed fifth	constructed
aj08a021	Question order3: which question is displayed sixth	constructed
aj08a022	Question order3: which question is displayed seventh	constructed
aj08a023	In general, how happy were you last month?	directly measured
aj08a024	What was the total net income of your household within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a025	What would you consider as a satisfying level of household income in your current circumstances, within a typical month?	directly measured
aj08a026	What was your personal net income of within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a027	What would you consider as a satisfying level of personal income in your current circumstances, within a typical month?	directly measured
aj08a028	What is the total wealth of your household?	directly measured
aj08a029	What would you consider as a satisfying level of household wealth in your current circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a030	Do you currently have a partner?	directly measured
aj08a031	How many times did you experience conflicts, tensions, or disputes with your partner within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a032	What would you consider as an acceptable number of such conflicts, tensions, or disputes with your partner within a typical month?	directly measured
aj08a033	How many times did you go on a date last month?	directly measured
aj08a034	What would you consider as a satisfying number of dates within a typical month, in your circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a035	How many close friends do you have?	directly measured
aj08a036	What would you consider as a satisfying number of close friends, in your circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a037	How many meetings in total have you had with your closest friends within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a038	What would you consider as a satisfying total number of meetings with your closest friends in a typical month, in your circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a039	How many times have your physical health or your emotional problems interfered with your work or social activities within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a040	What would you consider as an acceptable number of such interferences in a typical month, in your circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a041	On how many days within the last month did you experience high levels of stress?	directly measured
aj08a042	What would you consider as an acceptable number of days within a typical month to experience such high levels of stress, in your circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a043	What is your highest level of education?	directly measured
aj08a044	What would you consider as a satisfying education level in your circumstances?	directly measured
aj08a045	percentage in category very unfriendly	directly measured
aj08a046	percentage in category unfriendly	directly measured
aj08a047	percentage in category somewhat unfriendly	directly measured
aj08a048	percentage in category neither friendly nor unfriendly	directly measured
aj08a049	percentage in category somewhat friendly	directly measured
aj08a050	percentage in category friendly	directly measured
aj08a051	percentage in category very friendly	directly measured
aj08a052	percentage in category: up to â‚¬1.000	directly measured
aj08a053	percentage in category: €1.001 – €1.500	directly measured
aj08a054	percentage in category: €1.501 – €2.000	directly measured
aj08a055	percentage in category: €2.001 – €2.500	directly measured
aj08a056	percentage in category: €2.501 – €3.000	directly measured
aj08a057	percentage in category: €3.001 – €5.000	directly measured
aj08a058	percentage in category: â‚¬5.001 or more	directly measured
aj08a059	percentage in category: up to â‚¬1.000	directly measured
aj08a060	percentage in category: €1.001 – €1.500	directly measured
aj08a061	percentage in category: €1.501 – €2.000	directly measured
aj08a062	percentage in category: €2.001 – €2.500	directly measured
aj08a063	percentage in category: €2.501 – €3.000	directly measured
aj08a064	percentage in category: €3.001 – €5.000	directly measured
aj08a065	percentage in category: â‚¬5.001 or more	directly measured
aj08a066	percentage in category: up to â‚¬5.000	directly measured
aj08a067	percentage in category: €5.001 – €50.000	directly measured
aj08a068	percentage in category: €50.001 – €100.000	directly measured
aj08a069	percentage in category: €100.001 – €250.000	directly measured
aj08a070	percentage in category: €250.001 – €500.000	directly measured
aj08a071	percentage in category: €500.001 – €750.000	directly measured
aj08a072	percentage in category: â‚¬750.001 or more	directly measured
aj08a073	percentage in category: yes, has a partner	directly measured
aj08a074	percentage in category: no, does not have a partner	directly measured
aj08a075	percentage in category: 0 times	directly measured
aj08a076	percentage in category: 1 time	directly measured
aj08a077	percentage in category: 2 times	directly measured
aj08a078	percentage in category: 3 – 4 times	directly measured
aj08a079	percentage in category: 5 – 6 times	directly measured
aj08a080	percentage in category: 7 – 12 times	directly measured
aj08a081	percentage in category: 13 times or more	directly measured
aj08a082	percentage in category: never	directly measured
aj08a083	percentage in category: 1 time	directly measured
aj08a084	percentage in category: 2 times	directly measured
aj08a085	percentage in category: 3 times	directly measured
aj08a086	percentage in category: 4 times	directly measured
aj08a087	percentage in category: 5 times	directly measured
aj08a088	percentage in category: 6 times or more	directly measured
aj08a089	percentage in category: none	directly measured
aj08a090	percentage in category: 1 good friend	directly measured
aj08a091	percentage in category: 2 – 3 good friends	directly measured
aj08a092	percentage in category: 4 – 5 good friends	directly measured
aj08a093	percentage in category: 6 – 7 good friends	directly measured
aj08a094	percentage in category: 8 – 9 good friends	directly measured
aj08a095	percentage in category: 10 or more	directly measured
aj08a096	percentage in category: 0 times	directly measured
aj08a097	percentage in category: 1 time	directly measured
aj08a098	percentage in category: 2 times	directly measured
aj08a099	percentage in category: 3 – 4 times	directly measured
aj08a100	percentage in category: 5 – 6 times	directly measured
aj08a101	percentage in category: 7 – 12 times	directly measured
aj08a102	percentage in category: 13 times or more	directly measured
aj08a103	percentage in category: 0 times	directly measured
aj08a104	percentage in category: 1 time	directly measured
aj08a105	percentage in category: 2 times	directly measured
aj08a106	percentage in category: 3 – 4 times	directly measured
aj08a107	percentage in category: 5 – 6 times	directly measured
aj08a108	percentage in category: 7 – 12 times	directly measured
aj08a109	percentage in category: 13 times or more	directly measured
aj08a110	percentage in category: 0 days	directly measured
aj08a111	percentage in category: 1 day	directly measured
aj08a112	percentage in category: 2 days	directly measured
aj08a113	percentage in category: 3 – 4 days	directly measured
aj08a114	percentage in category: 5 – 6 days	directly measured
aj08a115	percentage in category: 7 – 12 days	directly measured
aj08a116	percentage in category: 13 days or more	directly measured
aj08a117	percentage in category: no education	directly measured
aj08a118	percentage in category: primary education	directly measured
aj08a119	percentage in category: lower secondary	directly measured
aj08a120	percentage in category: higher secondary	directly measured
aj08a121	percentage in category: intermediate vocational training	directly measured
aj08a122	percentage in category: higher vocational training	directly measured
aj08a123	percentage in category: university	directly measured
aj08a124	How satisfied were you with your income within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a125	How satisfied were you with your love life within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a126	How satisfied were you with your friendships within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a127	How satisfied were you with your physical and emotional health within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a128	How satisfied were you with your work/school within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a129	How satisfied are you with your education?	directly measured
aj08a130	Taken all together, how satisfied were you with the life you lead within the last month?	directly measured
aj08a131	Was it difficult to answer the questions?	directly measured
aj08a132	Were the questions sufficiently clear?	directly measured
aj08a133	Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?	directly measured
aj08a134	Was it an interesting subject?	directly measured
aj08a135	Did you enjoy answering the questions?	directly measured
aj08a136	Starting date of the questionnaire	constructed
aj08a137	Starting time of the questionnaire	constructed
aj08a138	End date of the questionnaire	constructed
aj08a139	End time of the questionnaire	constructed
aj08a140	Duration in seconds	derived

Questions

Questionnaire: Well-being 1

This questionnaire was conducted in Dutch.

Browse Well-being 1

Response Information

Response Overview

Response:

Selected number of household members: 2500 (100%)

Non-response: 813 (32.5%)

Response: 1687 (67.5%)

Complete: 1646 (65.8%)

Incomplete: 41 (1.6%)

Collection Events

Period

07-07-2008 to 30-07-2008

Sample

Random selection of 2500 respondents from the panel

Collection Mode

internet survey

Fieldwork Note

A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents

Publications

Social Sampling Explains Apparent Biases in Judgments of Social Environments Psychological Science vol. 23 no. 12 1515-1523, online first ; Galesic, Mirta et al.