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Petilliot (2018): study DE 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Petilliot, R.
Title:
The (Short-term) Individual Welfare Consequences of an Alcohol Ban
Source:
Working Paper No. 979, 2918, SOEP papers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, Berlin, Germany

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany 2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP 2010
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1988
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
The ban on late-night off-permise alcohol sales in Baden-Wuerttemberg

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:
Weighed average of means in experimental and control group computed by WDH team
Page in publication:
19
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.20 -
SD:
1.64 -
Full text:
Self report on feeling during three randomly selected activities that had occurred during the day

.. Felt happy … (full text not reported)
0 not at all happy
1
2
3
4
5
6  very happy

Kind of rating scale not reported
Classification:
A-AA-md-mqr-?-7-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Ban on alcohol sale Change freedom to buy alcohol
Effect of change in restriction on alcohol use
Health Change in physical health Gender GENDER Education Level of school-education Age, Age squared Current age (in years)
Age squared
Marital status Living as married Income Current income level (unspecified) Having Children CHILDREN: HAVING (parental status) Employment Duration of unemployment City Rural dwelling (vs urban)