Layard et al. (2009): study DE 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Layard, R.; Mayraz, G.; Nickell, S.J.
- Title:
- Does Relative Income Matter? Are the Critics Right?
- Source:
- Working paper SOEP No. 210, DIW, 2009, Berlin, Germany. (also published in: Diener E.;Helliwell J.E.; Kahneman D.;Eds.: ''International Differences in Well-Being'', Oxford University Press, 2010, 139 - 165)
Investigation
- Public
- 30-55 aged non-immigrant West-Germans, West-Germany, followed 1984-2006
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP combined waves
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 56240
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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:
- 7
Correlational Findings
Change in income level