Study Stutzer & Frey (2006): study XZ Germany West 1984
- Public
- 15+ aged, general public West Germany, 1984-2000
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 15268
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Yearly
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Marriage
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 0 single (reference group)
1 not-single
a not married but living together
b married and living together
c married but separated
Observed Relation with Happiness
When trait-happiness is also controled B=+.23
b: Marrieds happier than singles
When trait-happiness is also controled B=+.29
When trait-happiness is also controled B=-.25
B's controled for:
- age
- education
- household income
- position in the household
- employment
- country of origin
- time (dummy for wave of panel)
and additionally for:
- trait-happiness (average over all 14 waves)