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Correlational findings

Study Akay (2012): study DE 1985

Public
16-65 aged, taxpayers, Germany, 1985-2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 188412
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age squared
Our Classification
Distribution
=41.06; SD= 11.0; age range: 17-99
Operationalization
Age squared in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.00 p < .01 b and b-iv controlled for:
- log taxes
- working hours
- age squared
- region east germany
- foreigner
- household size
- employment status
- gender
- marital status
- health

b-iv, lagged tax and income tax only produces similar results.