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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study DE East Germany 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, East Germany, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1336
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Current employment status
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Are you yourself employed now or not?"
1   >30 hours a week
2   <30 hours a week
3   Self-employed
4   Retired
5   Housewife not otherwise employed
6   Student
7   Unemployed
8   Other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-a DM = 1       M=2.99     Mt=6.6
2       M=3.01     Mt=6.7
3       M=3.20     Mt=7.3
4       M=2.85     Mt=6.2
5       M=3.13     Mt=7.1
6       M=3.09     Mt=7.0
7       M=2.39     Mt=4.7
8       Less than 10 Ss
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       M=6.74      Mt=6.4
2       M=6.74      Mt=6.4
3       M=7.11      Mt=6.8
4       M=6.69      Mt=6.3
5       M=6.91      Mt=6.6
6       M=7.92      Mt=7.0
7       M=4.62      Mt=4.0
8       Less than 10 Ss
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M=1.44      Mt=6.4
2       M=1.16      Mt=6.2
3       M=1.81      Mt=6.8
4       M= .78      Mt=5.8
5       M=1.13      Mt=6.1
6       M=1.71      Mt=6.7
7       M=-.57      Mt=4.4
8       Less than 10 Ss