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Correlational findings

Study Pohl (2006): study DE 1984

Public
25-65 aged immigrants, Germany, followed yearly 1984-2005
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 15790
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Employment status
Our Classification
Operationalization
a) Unemployed
b) Nonparticipant
c) Working (reference group)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d OLRC = -.36 p < .01 a) Unemployed (vs working) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d OLRC = -.21 ns b) Nonparticipant (vs working)

OPRC's controlled for:
- Sexe
- Age
- Number of children
- Marital status
- Education level
- Dummy west-germany
- Immigration background
- Income
- Worries
- Health status