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Studies

Spellerberg et al. (1992): study DE East Germany 1990

Publication

Author(s):
Spellerberg, A.; Habich, R.; Landua, D.
Title:
Orientierungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden in West- und Ost Deutschland. (Concerns and Subjective Well-Being in West and East Germany).
Source:
Glatzer, W.;Noll, H.H.;Eds.:"Lebensverhältnisse in Deutschland", Campus Verlag, 1992, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 249 - 278

Investigation

Public
18-65 aged, general public, East Germany, 1990
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 735
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
Page in publication:
258
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.50 6.50
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with life domains Satisfaction with multiple domains of life