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Christoph (2010): study DE 2007 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Christoph, B.
Title:
The Relation between Life Satisfaction and the Material Situation: A Re-Evaluation using Alternative Measures.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2010, Vol. 98, 475 - 499

Investigation

Public
17+ aged, general public, Germany, 2007
Survey name
DE-SOEP 2007
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 11424
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied."
10 totally satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  totally unsatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life
Page in publication:
487
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.70 6.70
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Savings (in 10,000 Euro) Savings Debt (in 10,000 Euro) Debts Deprivation `objective` poverty
Current possessions
Household income Household income Region: East-Germany Current geographical conditions in one's region Nationality: German vs. other Comparison of specific social categories in nations Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Age and age squared Current age (in years) Marital status: married vs. other Married state (compared to non-married states) Education Level of school-education Health Current handicap
Current functional health
Employmentstatus: unemployed vs. other Unemployed involuntary