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
- Invalid in household
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1 yes
0 no
Observed Relation with Happiness
East: Beta=-.27 Beta=-.48
Beta's controlled for:
- Year
- Age
- Foreigner-born
- 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
- 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