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Correlational findings

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
Future income compared to nation
Our Classification
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 from now?"
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

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.12 p < .01 ALL NATIONS

Upward ranking O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.37 p < .01 Downward ranking O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.08 ns DEVELOPED NATIONS

Upward ranking O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.15 p < .05 Downward ranking O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.15 p < .01 TRANSITION NATIONS

Upward ranking O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.46 p < .01 Downward ranking

Beta's controlled for:
-Relative income:
  -future and present income rank
  -relative household position
  -relative parents position
-Social demographic:
  -age squared
  -gender
  -household size
  -marital status
  -education
  -employment
  -log household consumption
-Country dummies