Rehdanz & Maddison (2009): study XZ Germany West 1994

Publication

Author(s):

Rehdanz, K.; Maddison, D.

Title:

Local Environmental Quality and Life-Satisfaction in Germany.

Source:

Ecological Economics, Vol. 64, 787 - 797

Investigation

Public

Adults, general public, West-Germany, 1994-2004

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 23014

Non Response

na

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

Author's label:

Life-satisfaction

Page in publication:

787

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0.56%,   2: 0.44%,   3: 1.45%,   4: 3.42%,   5: 4.3%,   6: 13.31%,   7: 12.37%,   8: 22.67%,   9: 28.61%,   10: 8.68%,   11: 4.19%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.79 6.79

SD:

1.83 1.83

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Perceived impact of air pollution Attitude to local natural environment
Nature in region Perceived impact of noise pollution Attitude to local natural environment
Nature in region Living together with partner Household members
Married state (compared to non-married states) Monthly housing expenses Cost of housing
Expenditures on: Housing Condition of property Quality of house Size of property Type of current dwelling Kind of residental area LOCAL: GEOGRAPHY Building type Type of current dwelling Year house was built Type of current dwelling Distance to centre nearest city Remoteness Community size Community size