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Christoph (2010): study DE 1998

Publication

Author(s):
Christoph, B.
Title:
The Relation between Life Satisfaction and the Material Situation: A Re-Evaluation using Alternative Measures.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2010, Vol. 98, 475 - 499

Investigation

Public
Working aged, general public, Germany, 1998
Survey name
DE-Wohlfahrtssurvey
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2130
Non Response
56%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied."
10 totally satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  totally unsatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life
Page in publication:
487
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.60 7.60
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Deprivation