Study Timmermans (1997): study DE East Germany 1990
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, East Germany, 1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1336
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Household income
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Single question: "Here is a scale of incomes and we would like to know in what group your household is, counting all wages, salaries, pensions and other incomes that come in" rated on a 10-point scale.
1 Less than 1,000 Marks per month
2 1,000 - 1,299
3 1,300 - 1,599
4 1,600 - 1,799
5 1,800 - 1,999
6 2,000 - 2,199
7 2,200 - 2,499
8 2,500 - 2,799
9 2,800 - 3,199
10 3,200 Marks or more per month
Observed Relation with Happiness
2 M=2.95 Mt=6.5
3 M=3.03 Mt=6.8
4 M=2.95 Mt=6.5
5 M=2.96 Mt=6.5
6 M=2.99 Mt=6.6
7 M=3.04 Mt=6.8
8 M=2.96 Mt=6.5
9 M=3.02 Mt=6.7
10 M=3.15 Mt=7.2
2 M=6.34 Mt=5.9
3 M=6.79 Mt=6.4
4 M=6.85 Mt=6.5
5 M=6.59 Mt=6.2
6 M=6.76 Mt=6.4
7 M=7.00 Mt=6.7
8 M=6.72 Mt=6.4
9 M=7.00 Mt=6.7
10 M=6.86 Mt=6.5
2 M=1.17 Mt=6.2
3 M=1.22 Mt=6.2
4 M=1.19 Mt=6.2
5 M=1.35 Mt=6.3
6 M=1.47 Mt=6.5
7 M=1.54 Mt=6.5
8 M=1.73 Mt=6.7
9 M=1.67 Mt=6.7
10 M=1.68 Mt=6.7