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Correlational findings

Study VanderMeer & Wielers (2013): study ZZ Europe 2004

Public
Working people, 20 European countries, 2004.
Survey name
EU-ESS 2: 2004
Sample
Respondents
N = 11986
Non Response
Not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Subjective income
Our Classification
Operationalization
Self report single question;
"Which of the description on this card come closest to how you feel  about your household's income nowadays?"
1. fiding it very difficult on present income
2. finding it difficult on present income
3. coping on present income
4. living comfortably on present income

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a OPRC = +.32 OPRC controled for
- log income
- log work hours
- Missing income
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a OPRC = +.25 OPRC additionally controlled for Job characteristics
- autonomy
- Work pressure
- Development
- Irregular hours
- Supervisor
- Temporary Job
- Firmsize
- Number of collegues
- Turn down Job
- Similar job elsewhere
- Easily replaced to Job
- Time to work
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a OPRC = +.23 OPRC additionally controlled for Personal characteristics
- Health
- Marital status
- Having children
- Education
- Age
- Trust
- Equality
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd OPRC = +.43 OPRC controled for
- log income
- log work hours
- Missing income
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd OPRC = +.36 OPRC additionally controlled for Job characteristics
- autonomy
- Work pressure
- Development
- Irregular hours
- Supervisor
- Temporary Job
- Firmsize
- Number of collegues
- Turn down Job
- Similar job elsewhere
- Easily replaced to Job
- Time to work
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd OPRC = +.34 OPRC additionally controlled for Personal characteristics
- Health
- Marital status
- Having children
- Education
- Age
- Trust
- Equality
O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-b OPRC = +.55 OPRC controled for
- log income
- log work hours
- Missing income
O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-b OPRC = +.42 OPRC additionally controlled for Job characteristics
- autonomy
- Work pressure
- Development
- Irregular hours
- Supervisor
- Temporary Job
- Firmsize
- Number of collegues
- Turn down Job
- Similar job elsewhere
- Easily replaced to Job
- Time to work
O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-b OPRC = +.37 OPRC additionally controlled for Personal characteristics
- Health
- Marital status
- Having children
- Education
- Age
- Trust
- Equality