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Correlational findings

Study Ugur (2019): study TR 2003

Public
18+ aged general public, Turkey 2003-2017
Survey name
TR-TurkishLS pooled surveys
Sample
Respondents
N = 300313
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Self placement on income ladder
Our Classification
Distribution
M = 5,03; SD =2,02
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on single question: When you consider an 11-step welfare ladder for people living in Turkey, where will you place yourself on the ladder?

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-5-a b = +.07 p < .01 b (+.074) controled for:
- income
- gender
- age, age squared
- marital status
- employment status
- education
- satisfaction with health
- satisfaction with relations with friends
- year fixed effects
- perceived income change in past five years
- expected income change in next 5 years

b similar across
- age groups
- education levels

b stronger among men