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Studies

Lang (1999): study DE 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Lang, C.
Title:
Ostdeutsche Befindlichkeiten ein Jahrzehnt nach der Wende - Ambivalente Spuren des Umbruchs. (Attitudes in East Germany 10 Years after Reunification).
Source:
Wirtschaft im Wandel, 1999, Vol. 16, 4 - 9

Investigation

Public
20-24 and 40-44 aged, Germany, 1997
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 1639
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied."
10 totally satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  totally unsatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age groups Current age (in years) Unemployment Unemployed involuntary
Region in Germany