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Correlational findings

Study DeNew & Sinning (2010): study DE West Germany 2000

Public
16+ aged, general public, West Germany, Germany, followed 5 years, 2000-2004
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 33186
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Income equivalent larger than median
Our Classification
Distribution
1: 58.5%
Operationalization
1: income equivalent of current monthly household net income (in real 2000 Euro) is larger than the median in West-Germany.
0:otherwise

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.21 p < .01 CHANGE in happiness by CHANGE in income equivalent

B controlled for:
- age and age squared
- children in household
- employment status
- education
- having a car and telephone
- appreciation of housing surface
- quality of house
- having a PC/stereo/dishwasher
- health
- marital status
- cultural participation
- religious participation
- active in sports