Cuesta & Budria (2011): study DE 2000

Publication

Author(s):

Cuesta, M.B.; Budria, S.

Title:

Deprivation and Subjective Well-being: Evidence from Panel Data.

Source:

EA Working Papers, 2011, No.8, UA Madrid, Spain

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, heads of households, Germany, 2000-2008

Survey name

DE-SOEP

Sample

Probability multi-stage cluster sample

Respondents

N = 11000

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:

Life satisfaction

Remarks:

Full distribution not reported

Page in publication:

9

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.10 7.10

SD:

1.70 1.70

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Ln (household income) Change in income level
Household income
Relative income Log (age) Current age (in years) Log (age) squared Current age (in years) Gender Sex: male (vs female) Years of education Years schooling Log (nr of adults in household) Current household-composition Log (nr of children in household) Number of children
Current household-composition Employment status Current employment status Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Nationality Foreign nationalities in nation Big Five Dimensions and LOC Conscientious
Extraverted
Inner locus of control
Neurotic
Open
Agreeable Ln (household savings) Savings Deprivation in savings (relative) Relative resources Deprivation in income (relative) Relative resources Kitchen Facilities in the house Bath Facilities in the house Toilet Quality of current dwelling Heating Facilities in the house Balcony Quality of current dwelling Cellar Quality of current dwelling Garden Facilities in the house Boiler Specific possessions
Facilities in the house Telephone Use of telephone
Telephone Television Tv Washer Washer Car Car Microwave Micro wave Dishwasher Dishwasher House size (surface) Surface of house House size (nr of rooms) Quality of current dwelling Health status Self-perceived health Disabled Disability Doctor visits (>12 per year) Visits to doctor Deprivation in facilities (relative) Relative resources Deprivation in durables (relative) Relative resources Deprivation in accomodation (relative) Relative resources
Facilities in the house Deprivation in health (relative) Relative resources
Relative health Deprivation in social relations (relative) Relative resources
Lack of contacts Attends cultural events Current cultural participation Attends cinema, concerts Passive cultural participation Practices sports Current sporting Participates in volunteer work Voluntary work Participates in politics Political participation Attends religious events Current religious practices
Participation in church