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Correlational findings

Study Easterlin & Plagnol (2008): study DE West Germany 1984 /1

Public
16+ aged, general public, West Germany, followed 1-21 years, Germany, 1984-2004
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 205410
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Unemployment rate West-Germany
Our Classification
Remarks
West-Germany entails the area of the former Bundes Republik Deutschland (BRD), which was reunited in 1990 with the DDR (former East-Germany).
Operationalization
Proportion of respondents in the labor force who are not currently employed.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -7.0 p < .01 B not controlled O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -2.2 ns B controlled for:
- Household income
- Satisfaction with income