Andress & Bröckel (2007): study DE 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Andress, H.J.; Bröckel, M.
- Title:
- Income and Life Satisfaction after Marital Disruption in Germany.
- Source:
- Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007, Vol. 69, 500 - 512
Investigation
- Public
- > 55 aged, followed before and after separation, Germany, 1984-1999
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP
- Sample
- Selection from general population sample
- Respondents
- N = 837
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Overall, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
10 completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 not at all satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- M(at t0 for men) = 5.5
M(at t0 for women) = 6.2 - Page in publication:
- 502, 505
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.86 -
- SD:
- - -