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Correlational findings

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
Interview: face-to-face
Yearly

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Household income (log)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.32 p < .01 SAME TIME happiness by household income
- All O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.17 p < .01 - Child of the head of the household O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.35 p < .01 - Childd: Not child of the head of household

b controled for:
- age
- education
- household income
- position in the household
- employment
- country of origin
- time (dummy for wave of panel) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.18 CHANGE happiness by family income (over 17 years)
- All O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.08 - Child of the head of the household O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.06 - Child: not child of head of household

b-fix additionally controled for:
- average happiness over the years
  (to capture change in happiness)