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Studies

Isengard & Schneider (2002): study DE 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Isengard, B.; Schneider, T.
Title:
Die Lebenssituation von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen in Deutschland. (The Living Conditions of Youngsters and Young Adults in Germany).
Source:
Statistisches Bundesamt; Eds.: "Data Report 2002", 2002, Bonn, Germany, 541 - 550

Investigation

Public
17+ aged, general public, Germany, 1991,1995,1999
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 13000
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

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age group Young versus old Origin of youngsters Ethnic status in Germany
Region in Germany