print

Studies

DiTella & MacCulloch (2006): study XZ Germany West 1985 /1

Publication

Author(s):
DiTella, R.; MacCulloch, R.J.
Title:
Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics.
Source:
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, Vol. 20, 25 - 46

Investigation

Public
Employed females, Germany 1985-2000
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 14000
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

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Personal income Personal income Unemployment rate Unemployment in nation Average income in state Personal income in nation