Study Dumludag (2014): study ZZ 2010
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 35 nations in Europe and Asia, 2010
- Survey name
- INT-LiTS 2010
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 38864
- Non Response
- 37,7%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Past income compared to nation
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- All nations Upward: s.e.=0.041 Downward:s.e.=0.039 Developed nations Upward: s.e.=0.080 Downward:s.e.=0.081 Transition nations Upward: s.e.=0.047 Downward:s.e.=0.044
- Operationalization
- Single direct question:
"Please imagine a 10-step ladder, on the bottom of which, on the first step, stand the poorest 10% of people in our country, and on the highest step, the tenth, stand the richest 10% in our country. On which step of the 10 was your household 4 years ago?"
a Downward ranking: People who rated themselves 5 or lower on the ladder
b Upward ranking: People who rated themselves higher than 5 on the ladder.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Upward ranking
Upward ranking
Upward ranking
Beta's controlled for:
-Relative income:
-present and future income rank
-relative household position
-relative parents position
-Social demographic:
-age squared
-gender
-household size
-marital status
-education
-employment
-log household consumption
-Country dummies