| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Knabe, A.; Rätzel, S. |
| Title | Income, Happiness, and the Disutility of Labor. |
| Source | Economics Letters, 2010, Vol. 107, 77 - 79 |
| URL | http://econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/28101/1/608759643.PDF |
| DOI | DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.032 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18-65 aged working couples, Germany, followed 7 years, 1999-2006 |
| Last assesment | 2006 |
| Survey name | DE-SOEP combined waves |
| SOEP 1999-2006 | |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage cluster sample |
| Respondents N = | 16937 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: telephone (CATI) |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? 0 dissatisfied 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 satisfied |
| Classification | O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Age | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Health | H14ab02a | Global health rating |
| Health | M04ab01b | Physical health of spouse, also classified as above ↑ |
| Income | M04ab03c | Income of spouse |
| Income | I01ab01 | Personal income, also classified as above ↑ |
| Weekly working hours | W04ab22 | Work hours |