Study Winkelmann (2009): study XZ Germany West 1984
- Public
- Employed, who fell unemployed, West-Germany 1984-2004
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 5536
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Falling unemployed
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Employed in one year, unepmloyed in the next. Paticipant in yearly follow-up study 1984-2004
- Operationalization
- T1 employed
T2 unemployed (about 1 year later)
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 employed M = 6,48 M = 6,44
T2 unemployed M = 5,62 M = 5,89
Change happiness -0,86 -0,55
Unaffected by social capital as measured by:
-attending cultural events
-attending entertainment
-visiting friends
-sports
-engaging in voluntary work
-cultural attendance
Loss of happiness greater among
-males
-foreign born
-young
-single
-low educated