Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Cuesta & Budria (2011): study DE 2000

Public: 18+ aged, heads of households, Germany, 2000-2008
Survey name: DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents: N = 11000
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Deprivation in social relations (relative)

Our Classification

Remarks

Deprivation variable: weighted average difference between those who are better off and respondent's own score.

Operationalization

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.05 p < .01

PORBIT ADAPTED OLS

B controlled for:
- social characteristics
- personality traits
- relative lack of
  - income
  - facilities
  - durables
  - accomodation
  - health

Random effects. Fixed effects: B = -.045 (01)

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

b = -.04 p < .01

B additionally controlled for:
- absolute lack of
  - facilities
  - durables
  - accomodation
  - health

Fixed effects. Random effects: B = -.032 (05)