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Studies

Weick (1994): study DE 1993

Publication

Author(s):
Weick, S.
Title:
Anteil der Singlehaushalte in den alten Bundeslandern deutlich hoher als in den neunen Bundeslandern (Share of Single Households in East and West Germany).
Source:
ISI Bulletin, 1994, nr. 11, 7 - 12

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, Germany, 1993
Survey name
DE-Wohlfahrtssurvey
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 3062
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question;
What do you think, how satisfied are you at this moment- all in all - with your life ?' 'If for instance you are totally satisfied with your life, please mark a '10'.If you are totally unsatisfied with your life, mark a '0'.If you are not completely unsatisfied nor totally satisfied range yourself somewhere between '1' and '9"
10   completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ba
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life
Remarks:
Western Germany: M = 7.9
Eastern Germany:   M = 6.9
Page in publication:
10
Full text:
Self report on feeling during three randomly selected activities that had occurred during the day

.. Felt happy … (full text not reported)
0 not at all happy
1
2
3
4
5
6  very happy

Kind of rating scale not reported
Classification:
A-AA-md-mqr-?-7-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Single parent