Study Pannenberg & Goerke (2013): study DE 2008

Public

17-65 aged general public, Germany, 2008-2010

Survey name

DE-SOEP combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 1031

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Income comparison intensity

Our Classification

Distribution

Mean (S.D.)
a) your neighbours: 1.731 (1.255)
b) your friends: 2.223 (1.542)
c) your collegaues at the workplace: 3.223 (2.018)
d) other people in your occupation: 3.367 (2.102)
e) people of your age: 2.765 (1.836)
f) your parents when they were young: 1.964 (1.460)
g) your partner: 2.580 (1.884)
h) other women: 2.432 (1.760)
i) other men: 2.319 (1.701)

Operationalization

Answer to the following question:
When you think about your gross labour income compared to that of other individuals: How important is it to you how your gross income compares to that of:
a) your neighbours
b) your friends
c) your collegaues at the workplace
d) other people in your occupation
e) people of your age
f) your parents when they were young
g) your partner
h) other women
i) other men

Rated:
1: completely unimportant
:
7: extremely important

Observed Relation with Happiness