| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Pfaff, T.; Hirata, J. |
| Title | Testing the Easterlin Hypothesis with Panel Data: The Dynamic Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Economic Growth in Germany and in the UK. |
| Source | ZWb Econstor Conference Paper, Münster, Germany |
| URL | https://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/diw_01.c.421619.de/diw_sp0554.pdf |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, (East-)Germany, followed 18 years,1992-2010 |
| Last assesment | 2010 |
| Survey name | DE-SOEP combined waves |
| SOEP 1992-2010 | |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage cluster sample |
| Respondents N = | 81956 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 |
| Page in publication | 11 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| Standard deviation | 1.83 | 1.83 |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Household income | show | Change in income level |
| Household income | show | Household income , also classified as above ↑ |
| Regional income | show | Economic growth/decline in region |
| Regional income | show | GDP in region, also classified as above ↑ |