Weick (1994): study DE 1993
Publication
- Author(s):
- Weick, S.
- Title:
- Anteil der Singlehaushalte in den alten Bundeslandern deutlich hoher als in den neunen Bundeslandern (Share of Single Households in East and West Germany).
- Source:
- ISI Bulletin, 1994, nr. 11, 7 - 12
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged general public, Germany, 1993
- Survey name
- DE-Wohlfahrtssurvey
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 3062
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question;
What do you think, how satisfied are you at this moment- all in all - with your life ?' 'If for instance you are totally satisfied with your life, please mark a '10'.If you are totally unsatisfied with your life, mark a '0'.If you are not completely unsatisfied nor totally satisfied range yourself somewhere between '1' and '9"
10 completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ba
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life
- Remarks:
- Western Germany: M = 7.9
Eastern Germany: M = 6.9 - Page in publication:
- 10
- 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
Single parent living with children
Living alone or not
Child lives not in own household