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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
Widowed (vs married)
Our Classification
Remarks
Re-ordered by World Database of Happiness team.
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
What is your marital status?
1: Married
0: Widowed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.59 p < .01 IN WEST-GERMANY O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.46 p < .01 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
- nationality
- status of neighbourhood
- income
- education
- age and age squared
- having children
- health
- city size
- survey year

East-Germany is the former communist German Democratic Republic, which was reunited in 1990 with West-Germany.