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Studies

Deter (2021): study DE 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Deter, M.
Title:
Hartz and Minds: Happiness Effects of Reforming an Employment Agency
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, Vol 22, 1819 - 1838

Investigation

Public
18-65 aged, followed 2 years before and after social security reform, Germany 2001-2006
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 81721
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

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:
Life Satisfaction
Remarks:
Life satisfaction for
Treatment group Mean=5,63
Reference group Mean=7,11
Page in publication:
9
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.63 5.63
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Hartz Reform