Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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

Employment

Our Classification

Operationalization

1  a self-employed
    b unemployed
    c some work
    d non-working
    e maternity leave
    f military service
    g in education
    h retired
0  wage employed (reference group)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.26 p < .01

SAME TIME correlation between happiness and employment
- Self-employed (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.10

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -1.0 p < .01

- Unemployed (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.67

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.24 p < .01

- some work (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.12

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.12 p < .01

- Non-working (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.08

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = +.14 p < .01

- Maternity leave (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.03

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.36 p < .01

- Military service (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.46

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.00 ns

- In education (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.00

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.09 p < .01

- Retired (vs wage employed)
When trait-happiness is also controled b=-.01

b's controled for:
- age
- education
- household income
- position in the household
- country of origin
- time (dummy for wave of panel)

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b-fix = -.10