| Study | Schyns (2000): study RU 1993 |
| Title | The Relationship between Income, Changes in Income and Life-Satisfaction in West Germany and the Russian Federation. Relative, Absolute or a Combination of Both? |
| Source | Diener, E.;Rathz, D.R.;Eds.: "Advances in Quality of Life Theory and Research", Kluwer, 2000, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 83 - 110 |
| Public | 18+ aged general public, Russia, followed 3 years 1993-1996 |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage cluster sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 0 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Income level |
| Page in Source | 101 |
| Our classification | Household income |
| Operationalization | Self-reported amount of total montly household income before taxes (in roubles), corrected for inflation |
| Remarks | Assessed at T1: 1995; T2:1996 |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d | Beta=0 | T2 Happiness by T2 income Beta controlled for: - Age - Education - Marital status - Employment status |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d | Selfreport on single question: All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life? Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are. 0 totally dissatisfied 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 totally satisfied |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| Beta | STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric. Range: [-1 ; +1] Meaning: beta > 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta < 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta = 0 « no correlation. beta = + 1 or -1 « perfect correlation. |