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Correlational findings

Study Frijters et al. (2004): study DE 1985

Public
21-64 aged, general public, Germany, followed 14 years, 1985-1999
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 18350
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Married
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1 married
0 other (separated, divorced, widowed)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a Beta = +       Males      Females
East: Beta=+.12  Beta=+.09
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a Beta = + West: Beta=+.17  Beta=+.20

Beta's controlled for:
- Year
- Age
- Foreigner-born
- Other marital status
- Death of other family member in last year
- Disabled
- Ln(1+number of days in hospital in last year)
- Number of children
- Had a baby in last year
- Invalid in household
- Years of schooling
- Employed status
- Log household income (post tax)
- Moved home within country in last year
- Moved to West/East Germany following reunification
- Live on the border of East and West Germany

Beta of East Germany additionally controlled for :
- Being member of the Communist Party before reunification