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Correlational findings

Study Dittmann & Goebel (2010): study DE 2000

Public
17+ aged general public, Germany, followed 7 years, 2000-2006
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 27249
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Face-to-face interviews and statistical data on neighbourhoods

Correlate

Authors's Label
Nationality: not German
Our Classification
Remarks
East-Germany is the former communist German Democratic Republic, which was reunited in 1990 with West-Germany.
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-report ons single question:
Is your nationality German?
1: Yes
0: No

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.02 ns IN WEST-GERMANY O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -1.6 ns IN EAST-GERMANY

B's controlled for:
- neighbourhood characteristics
  a)rate of people moving out the neighbourhood
  b)status of neighbourhood
- status relative to others in neighbourhood

- age and age squared
- income
- education
- marital status
- having children
- health
- city size
- survey year