Dittmann & Goebel (2010): study DE 2004

Publication

Author(s):

Dittmann, J.; Goebel, J.

Title:

Your House, Your Car, Your Education: The Socioeconomic Situation of the Neighborhood and its Impact on Life Satisfaction in Germany.

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 2010, Vol. 96, 497 - 513

Investigation

Public

17+ aged, general public, Germany, 2004

Survey name

DE-SOEP 2004

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 22012

Non Response

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Face-to-face interviews and statistical data on neighbourhoods

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:

Life Satisfaction

Page in publication:

503

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Neighbourhood status Income level in vicinity Relative status compared to others in neighbourhood Relative to income in neighborhood Fear of local crime Perceived safety in vicinity Urbanization Attitude to local natural environment Visit to/from neighbours Visits to friends
Social contacts in vicinity Close contact with neighbours Social contacts in vicinity
Current personal contacts Personality: Openness Open Personality: Conscientious Conscientious Personality: Extraversion Extraverted Personality: Agreeableness Agreeable Personality: Neuroticism Neurotic Personality: External locus of control Inner locus of control Personality: Internal locus of control Inner locus of control Sex: male Sex: male (vs female) Nationality: Not German Ever migrated or not
Foreign nationalities in nation Age and age squared Current age (in years) Income (equivalent household income) Household income Education (years of education) Years schooling Single (vs married) Married (vs never married) Divorced/seperated (vs married) Married (vs divorced)
Married (vs separated) Widowed (vs married) Married (vs widowed) Having children Children in the household Subjective health state Self-perceived health Mental health Overall self estimate of mental health Physical health Degree of restriction Neighbourhood characteristic: People moving out Local social cohesion
In/outflow of residents in vicinity