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Correlational findings

Study Easterlin & Plagnol (2008): study DE East Germany 1991

Public
16+ aged, general public, East Germany, followed 1- 14 years, Germany, 1991-2004
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 48688
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Relative income
Our Classification
Operationalization
The ratio in a given year of mean household income for a given group to the mean for Germany as a whole.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.02 p < .01 B not controlled