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Studies

Winkelmann (2006): study DE 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Winkelmann, R.
Title:
Parental Separation and Well-Being of Youths. Evidence from Germany.
Source:
The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2006, Vol. 35, 197 - 208

Investigation

Public
16-18 aged, Germany, 2000-2001
Survey name
DE-SOEP 2000
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 640
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

On a scale from 0 to 10, where would you put your current happiness?
0  completely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Subjective well-being
Remarks:
I estimated the distribution data. Author please provide the original scores.
Page in publication:
4,17
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.05%,   2: 0%,   3: 1%,   4: 0%,   5: 1.5%,   6: 8%,   7: 7%,   8: 21.5%,   9: 34%,   10: 19%,   11: 8%   (total 100.05%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.63 7.63
SD:
1.49 1.49

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Family structure