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Correlational findings

Study Pfaff & Hirata (2013): study DE East Germany 1992

Public
18+ aged general public, (East-)Germany, followed 18 years,1992-2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 81956
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Regional income
Our Classification
Remarks
Significance level based upon asterisks (p-values report different significance)
Distribution
Mean: 16391; SD:3217
Operationalization
Regional GDP/capita in price level of 1995 (euro)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.01 ns CURRENT happiness by CURRENT regional GDP/capita O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.13 p < .104 CURRENT happiness by PAST regional GDP/capita O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.26 p < .01 CURRENT happiness (T) by CHANGE in regional GDP/capita (T-2 to T-1) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.70 p < .10 CURRENT Happiness (T) by CHANGE in regional GDP/capita (t-2 to t-1)

b's controlled for:
- Age squared
- Marital status
- Number of children in the household
- Health satisfaction
- Employment status
- House ownership
- Person requiring health in the household
- Self-administerd-interview
- Household income growth