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Studies

Börsch-Supan & Jürgens (2006): study XZ Germany West 1984 /2

Publication

Author(s):
Börsch-Supan, A.; Jürgens, G.
Title:
Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany.
Source:
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Working Paper 12303., 2006, USA

Investigation

Public
25+ aged, general public, West-Germany, 1984-2002
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Yearly

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

On the whole how satisfied are you with the life you lead?
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
-  Don't know
Classification:
O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Social security expenditure