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Correlational findings

Study D'Ambrosio & Frick (2012): study DE 1992

Public
18+ aged general public, followed 15 years, 1992-2007, Germany
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 184000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Relative income
Our Classification
Operationalization
Relative income to nation
a currently (T)
b one year earlier (T-1)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.27 p < .01 Relative income to nation (T), postive O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.10 p < .01 Relative income to nation (T), negative O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.04 ns Relative income to nation (T-1), positive O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.57 p < .01 Relative income to nation (T-1), negative