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Correlational findings

Study Schyns (2000): study DE 1992

Public
18+ aged general public, Germany, followed 4 years, 1992-1996
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 4398
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Change in income
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1: 1995; T2: 1996
Operationalization
Change (in %) in post-government montly household income from 1995 to 1996 (log)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.04 T1 happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE in income level O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = 0 T2 happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE in income level

Beta's controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Employment status