Study Cheung (2018): study DE 1984
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Germany followed 30 years 1984 - 2013
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP 1992-2012
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4484400
- Non Response
- 183108 observations excluded because of incomplete data.
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Post-Government (disposable) Household Income
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Data in SOEP.
- Distribution
- not reported
- Operationalization
- Pre- and post-government annual income are calibrated for inflation to reflect euros in 2011 using the Consumer Price Index. Post-government income is disposable income.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Controls at individual level:
-gender
-age
-years of education
-married
-number of Household Adults
-number of Household Children
-years of participation in SOEP
Controls at state level (16 states)
-Net Gini
-Income Redistribution
Controls at individual level:
-gender
-age
-years of education
-married
-number of Household Adults
-number of Household Children
-years of participation in SOEP
Controls at state level (16 states)
-Net Gini
-Income Redistribution
Similar b's if additionally controlled for tax and transfers (difference tax paid and welfare received).