Study Stutzer (2004): study CH 1992
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 1992-94
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4462
- Non Response
- n.a.
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Aspiration level (self reported)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Natural logaritm is used in the regression analysis
- Distribution
- M=4422,19 SD=1938,71
- Operationalization
- Self report on the single question:
What income would you indicate as good or bad in your circumstances? Please try to state what income per month (before taxes) for your entire household to be sufficient.
Observed Relation with Happiness
B's controled for:
- household income
- household size
- household composition
- socio-demographic characteristics
- language differences
B means that if aspiration level increases by 100 %, happiness decreases by .38 points (4,2 %) on the happiness scale 1-10