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Correlational findings

Study Easterlin (2014a): study DE East Germany 1990 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, East Germany, 1990-2004
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 200000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Trend in happiness
Our Classification
Operationalization
Average happiness by year from 1990-2009

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d DM = +/- Year  Mean happiness
1990     6.57
1991     6.06
1992     6.10
1993     6.21
1994     6.28
1995     6.41
1996     6.42
1997     6.35
1998     6.50
1999     6.55
2000     6.48
2001     6.48
2002     6.28
2003     6.33
2004     6.13
2005     6.34
2006     6.26
2007     6.39
2008     6.54
2009     6.47