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Correlational findings

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
Relative income
Our Classification
Remarks
Natural logaritm is used in the regression analysis Financial regional data: Federal Tax Administration
Distribution
Average income=  M: 54307,56 SD: 11901,31
Proportion of rich people=  M: 17,35 % SD: 6,77 %
Proportion of people with contact to neighbours= M: 60,53 % SD: 48,88 %
Operationalization
Relative income measured by:
a average income in region
b proportion of rich people in region
c average income and proportion of rich people interacted with 'contact with neighbours'.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I b = -1.7 ns Relative income measured by
- average income
- proportion of rich people O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I b = -1.2 ns Relative income additonaly measured by  'contact with neighbours'.

B's controled for:
- household income
- household size
- household composition
- socio-demographic characteristics
- language differences

B means less happiness the higher is the
- the average income
- proportion of rich people
- social contacts with rich people