Study Winkelmann (2006): study DE 2000
- Public
- 16-18 aged, Germany, 2000-2001
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP 2000
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 640
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Region of childhood
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
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Mean SD
A No data?
B 0.190(19%) 0.393
C 0.257(26%) 0.437
D 0.337(34%) 0.473 - Operationalization
- whether the childhood was mostly spent in a:
A Big ciy (reference group)
B mid-sized city
C small city
D rura area
Observed Relation with Happiness
probit result= 0,013
CI95=[-0,24 0,27]
C Small city
probit result= 0,003
CI95=[-0,23 0,24]
D rural area
probit result= 0,082
CI95=[-0,15 0,31]
also controlled for:
- non-intact family
- household income
- having an own room
- being a single child
- gender
- German nationality
- Territory of West Germany
- Being in school
- Engaged in vocational training
- work
-type of school(hauptschule, realschule, gymnasium)
-good student
-repeat a grade
-education of parents(father gymnasium, mother gymnasium)
-log number of books in the household
B Mid sized city
probit result= 0,007
CI95=[0,25 0,26]
C Small city
probit result= 0,022
CI95=[-0,22 0,26]
D rural area
probit result= 0,051
CI95=[-0,18 0,28]