Pfaff & Hirata (2013): study DE West Germany 1984

Publication

Author(s):

Pfaff, T.; Hirata, J.

Title:

Testing the Easterlin Hypothesis with Panel Data: The Dynamic Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Economic Growth in Germany and in the UK.

Source:

ZWb Econstor Conference Paper, Münster, Germany

Investigation

Public

18+ aged general public, (West-)Germany, followed 24 years,1984-2010

Survey name

DE-SOEP combined waves

Sample

Probability multi-stage cluster sample

Respondents

N = 318346

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

Page in publication:

11

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.08 7.08

SD:

1.85 1.85

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household income Change in income level
Household income Regional GDP GDP in region
Economic growth/decline in region