Study Boenigk & Mayr (2016): study DE 2009
- Public
- Charity donors, Germany, 2009
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 6906
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Charitable giving
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- In Euro: M = 246,6; SD = 618,6
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question:
How high was the total amount of money you have donated last year? (2009)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Cohen's path analysis controling for self reported
- altruism
- income
- education
- religiosity
- satisfaction with health
- satisfaction with family
- satisfaction with job
- optimism
The effect of happiness on giving is stronger than the effect of giving on happiness(d = 3.1)
- similar among
- males and females
- married, unmarried
- stronger among old than young