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
- Employment status
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- a Employed (full-time only for females)
b Employed part-time
c Maternity leave
d Nonparticipant
e Fired in last year
Observed Relation with Happiness
Males Females
East: Beta=+.64 Beta=+.57
West: Beta=+.68 Beta=+.38
East: ----- Beta=+.49
West: ----- Beta=+.34
East: ----- Beta=+.37
West: ----- Beta=+.47
East: Beta=+.42 Beta=+.30
West: Beta=+.55 Beta=+.38
East: Beta=-.12 Beta=-.10
West: Beta=-.18 Beta=-.08
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
- Invalid in household
- Years of schooling
- 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