Study Gerlach & Stephan (1996): study XZ Germany West 1984

Public

16-65 aged, general public, Germany, followed from 1984 to1993

Sample

Respondents

N = 54066

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in degree of disability

Our Classification

Remarks

Subjects with at least two observations, so not all followed 10 years.

Operationalization

Change in Degree of disability: 0-100
Difference in self report on single question over time.

"What official determination has been made of your reduced capacity to work or severe disability? percent _____"

Observed Relation with Happiness