| Publication | |
| Author(s) | D'Ambrosio, C.; Frick, J.R. |
| Title | Individual Wellbeing in a Dynamic Perspective. |
| Source | Economica, 2012, Vol. 79, 284 - 302 |
| URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2011.00896.x/full |
| DOI | doi:10.1111/j.1468-0335.2011.00896.x |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, followed 15 years, 1992-2007, Germany |
| Last assesment | 2007 |
| Survey name | DE-SOEP combined waves |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage cluster sample |
| Respondents N = | 184000 |
| 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 | 291+298 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 6.90 | |
| Standard deviation | 1.76 |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Age difference among young people |
| Community size | show | Size of urban setting |
| Disabled | show | Disability |
| Earlier level of household income | show | Change in income level |
| East germany | show | Region in Germany |
| Employment status | show | Current employment status |
| Employment status | show | Reasons for change in employment, also classified as above ↑ |
| Homeowner | show | Ownership of current dwelling |
| Household income | show | Household income |
| Household member in need of care | show | Care giving |
| Household unemployment index | show | Current employment status |
| Marital status | show | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Marital status | show | Married vs divorced, also classified as above ↑ |
| Marital status | show | Married vs never married, also classified as above ↑ |
| Marital status | show | Married vs separated , also classified as above ↑ |
| Marital status | show | Married vs widowed, also classified as above ↑ |
| Number of children in household | show | Number of children |
| Relative income | show | Earlier level of income |
| Relative income | show | Relative to nation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Years of education | show | Years schooling |