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Studies

Pohl (2006): study DE 1984

Publication

Author(s):
Pohl, C.
Title:
Employment Status, Income and the Subjective Well-Being of Immigrants.
Source:
Princeton University, Working Paper, 2006, No. 71087

Investigation

Public
25-65 aged immigrants, Germany, followed yearly 1984-2005
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 15790
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
Remarks:
For 2005: M: 6,63; SD: 1,93
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.33 -
SD:
2.24 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Number of children Number of children Marital status Married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced)
Widowed (vs divorced)
Education level Level of school-education
Vocational education
West-Germany Region in Germany Country of origin Ethnic status in Germany
Ever migrated or not
Earlier nationality (nation of origin)
Employment status Current employment status
Unfit for work
Unemployed involuntary
Income Change in income level Worries about economic development Satisfaction with economic development in nation Concerned about financial situation Satisfaction with financial situation Health status Self-perceived health
Disability
Duration in new country Time since migration Disabled Disability