Study Wunder (2008): study DE 1985

Public

18+ aged general public, Germany, followed 21 years, 1985-2006

Survey name

DE-SOEP combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 23757

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Marital status

Our Classification

Distribution

Mean (SD)
a) married: 0.657 (0.475)
b) separated: 0.015 (0.121)
c) divorced (0.071 (0.257)
d) widowed: 0.060 (0.238)
e) single: 0.197 (0.398)

Operationalization

Marital status:
a) married
b) separated
c) divorced
d) widowed
e) single (reference group)

Observed Relation with Happiness