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Correlational findings

Study Jin & Wunnava (2020): study RU 1994

Public
14+ aged general public, Russia 1994-2018
Survey name
RU-RLMS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 169291
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Self perceived economic welfare rank
Our Classification
Distribution
Mean - 3,87, SD - 1,48
1 - 5.86%, 2 - 12,13%, 3 - 22,99%, 4 - 23,96%, 5 - 3,23%, 6 - 7,9%, 7 - 3,18%, 8 - 0,57%, 9 - 0,18%
Operationalization
"Please imagine a 9-step ladder where on the botton, the first step, stand the poorest people, and on the highest step, the ninth, stand the rich. On which step are you today?"
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Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h OPRC = +,31 p < .01 No controls or fixed effects O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h OPRC = +.30 p < .01 OPRC controled for:
- monthly income (log) O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h OPRC = +,30 p < .01 OPRC additionally controled for
- unemployment O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h OPRC = +.16 p < .01 OPRC additionally comtroled for:
- self-assessed health
- age
- age squared
- married
- divorced
- widowed
- vocational
- university
- ethnic minority (non-Russian)

controls not reported in the table:
- occupation
- gender
- household size
- ownership of household assets O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h OPRC = +,18 p < .01 OPRC addinally controled for
- year fixed Effect
- region Fixed Effect