| Publication |
| Author(s) | Kopmann, A.; Rehdanz, K. |
| Title | Underestimated Benefits from Periphery: Internal
Migration and Subjective Well-being. |
| Source | Econstor Working Paper, 2014, No. B14-V1, Kiel, Germany |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/100382 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Working age people, Germany, followed 5 years 2004-2009 |
| | The non-working population 1 year before the age of retirement was excluded from the sample, i.e. above the age of 63. |
| Collect period | 2006 |
| Last assesment | 2009 |
| | Followed 5 years 2004-2009 |
| Survey name | DE-SOEP 2006 |
| Sample | Probability multistage stratified area sample |
| | 63+ aged were excluded. |
| Respondents N = | 10123 |
| | 46435 person/year observations |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Disabled | H14ad21b | Disability |
| Distance of migration: move from urban to rural area | M09ab04 | Distance of move |
| Employment status | E02ab | Current employment status |
| Health | H14ab | Current general health status |
| Income (log equivalent) | I01ab01 | Personal income |
| Marital status | M02aa | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Moved | M09ad | Pre-move happiness |
| Moved | M09aa01d | Recently moved, also classified as above ↑ |
| Moving within/across municipalities | L16aa02b | Change of residence (moving) |
| Moving within/across municipalities | M09aa01d | Recently moved, also classified as above ↑ |
| Non-German citizen | E04ab03f | Ethnic status in Germany |
| Number of children | C03ab01 | Number of children |
| People | H20ab | Current household-composition |
| Spouse in foreign | M03ab09 | Living with spouse |
| Years of education | E01ab01 | Years schooling |