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Studies

Stutzer & Frey (2008): study XZ Germany West 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Stutzer, A.; Frey, B.S.
Title:
Stress that Doesn't Pay: The Commuting Paradox.
Source:
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, Vol. 110, 339 - 366

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Germany, 1985-1998
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 270150
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
Author's label:
subjective well-being
Page in publication:
182

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Commuting Commuting to work
Time spend commuting