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Studies

Bartolini et al. (2013a): study DE 1988

Publication

Author(s):
Bartolini, S.; Bilancini, E.; Sarracino, F.
Title:
Predicting the Trend of Well-Being in Germany: How much Do Comparisons, Adaptation and Sociability Matter.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2013, 114 (3) 169-191

Investigation

Public
14+ aged, Germany, 1988 - 2007
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 59527
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life in general? Indicate your satisfaction by giving a number between 0 and 10, where 0 means 'completely dissatisfied' and 10 'completely satisfied'. So, the more satisfied you are the higher the number.
0  completely unsatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a
Remarks:
N=338'757
Page in publication:
6, 33, 35
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.96 6.96
SD:
1.84 1.84

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Married Married state (compared to non-married states) Separated Never married (vs separated) Divorced Never married (vs divorced) Widowed Never married (vs widowed) Age Current age (in years) Household size Number of persons in household Number of children in household Children in the household Years of education Years schooling Living with parents at 16 Earlier family of origin
Living with parents
Log of monthly household income Household income Log of reference income Relative income Log of monthly household income 3 years before Earlier income Monthly at church Participation in church Monthly at cultural events Current cultural participation Monthly at cinema, pop concerts and similar Culture
Cinema
Monthly sport activities Current sporting
Sporting
Monthly volunteering Voluntary work
Voluntary work, helping people
Monthly at social gatherings Current contacts with friends
Current personal contacts
Socializing
Monthly helping friends Current helping
Voluntary work
Voluntary work, helping people
Monthly local political participation Political participation
Current participation in voluntary associations
Unemployed Unemployed involuntary Student Involved in schooling or not Non-working Moved out of workforce Retired Current status: retired or not Military/civil service Current involvement in military life Living in West Germany Region in Germany