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Studies

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:
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:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Parenting