DIVERSITY IN SURVEY QUESTIONS ON THE SAME TOPIC
Techniques for Improving Comparability

Tineke de Jonge, Ruut Veenhoven and Wim Kalmijn

Springer Press, Dordrecht, Netherlands 2017. Book Social Indicators Research Series Volume 68, ISBN: 978-3-319-53260-8 (Print) 978-3-319-53261-5 (Online) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-53261-5


Part I


Comparing Responses to Different Survey Questions on the Same Topic: Problems and Conventional Solutions
Chapter 1 Comparing Responses to Different Survey Questions on the Same Topic: Problems and Conventional Solutions


Part II


Innovation 1: The Happiness Scale Interval Study
chapter 2 The Happiness Scale Interval Study
Chapter 3 Use of Happiness Scale Interval Studies in This Book .
Chapter 4 Equivalence of Rating Scales Using Different Keywords
Chapter 5 Very Happy’ Is Not Always Equally Happy
Chapter 6 The Labeling of Anchor Points and the Occurrence of Zero-Width Intervals


Part III


Innovation 2: The Continuum Approach
Chapter 7 The Continuum Approach


Part IV


Innovation 3: The Reference Distribution Method
Chapter 8 The Reference Distribution Method
Chapter 9 Stability of the Boundaries Between Response Options for Different Countries
Chapter 10 Analysis of Differences in Trends Among the Satisfied Few and the Dissatisfied Few
Chapter 11 Combining and Pooling of Time Series on Life Satisfaction in the USA, Japan, The Netherlands and Spain
Chapter 12 Directions for Further Research


Appendices

 

 
Appendix A Original and English Wording of Survey Items on Happiness from the Non-English HSIS-Studies Used in This Book
Appendix B Statistics of the Assessments by Students in the HSIS-Studies Used .
Appendix C Cumulative Frequencies and Parameters Beta Distributions for Groups of European Countries
Appendix D Horizontal and Vertical Deviation of Reference
Boundaries for Groups of European Countries
Appendix E Cumulative Distributions and Parameters Beta Distribution .