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Studies

Pfaff & Hirata (2013): study DE East Germany 1992

Publication

Author(s):
Pfaff, T.; Hirata, J.
Title:
Testing the Easterlin Hypothesis with Panel Data: The Dynamic Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Economic Growth in Germany and in the UK.
Source:
ZWb Econstor Conference Paper, Münster, Germany

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, (East-)Germany, followed 18 years,1992-2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 81956
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
Page in publication:
11
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.39 6.39
SD:
1.83 1.83

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Household income Change in income level
Household income
Regional income GDP in region
Economic growth/decline in region