Measure

Happiness measure, code: O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d

Selfreport 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
Focus, O-SLW	Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole
Time frame, c	currently (today, these days, presently)
Mode, sq	1 question
Scale type, n	numerical scale Range = 11

Used in studies

Reference	Berger (2009): study DE 1994
Title	Maternal Employment and Happiness: The Effect of Non-Particpation and Part-time Employment on Mothers' Life Satisfaction.
Public	Mothers aged 20-65, Germany, followed 14 years, 1994-2007

Reference	Breuer (1987): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Problem Groups.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Germany, 1984

Reference	Böhnke et al. (2002): study DE 1993 2-4
Title	Euromodule, Codebook June 2002.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Germany, 1993

Reference	Börsch-Supan & Jürgens (2006): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany.
Public	50-65 aged, West-Germany, followed 18 years, 1984-2002

Reference	Börsch-Supan & Jürgens (2006): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany.
Public	25+ aged, general public, West-Germany, 1984-2002

Reference	Christoph (2006): study DE West Germany 2004
Title	Zufriedenheit in Lebensbereichen. (Satisfaction with Areas of Life).
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany region, Germany, 2004

Reference	Christoph (2008): study DE East Germany 2006
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. ( Subjective Well-Being and Orientation on Values).
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 2006

Reference	Christoph (2008): study DE East Germany 2006
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. ( Subjective Well-Being and Orientation on Values).
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 2006

Reference	Christoph (2008): study DE East Germany 2007
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. ( Subjective Well-Being and Orientation on Values).
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 2007

Reference	Christoph (2008): study DE West Germany 2006
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. ( Subjective Well-Being and Orientation on Values).
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany region, Germany, 2006

Reference	Christoph (2008): study DE West Germany 2007
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. ( Subjective Well-Being and Orientation on Values).
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany region, Germany, 2007

Reference	Cummins et al. (2003): study XZ Germany West 1978 6
Title	Australian Unity Wellbeing Index. Survey 6, Report 6.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Impact of the Impending Iraq War.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1978

Reference	Cummins et al. (2003): study XZ Germany West 1980 5-6
Title	Australian Unity Wellbeing Index. Survey 6, Report 6.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Impact of the Impending Iraq War.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1980

Reference	Cummins et al. (2003): study XZ Germany West 1984 5-7
Title	Australian Unity Wellbeing Index. Survey 6, Report 6.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Impact of the Impending Iraq War.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1984

Reference	Cummins et al. (2003): study XZ Germany West 1988 4-6
Title	Australian Unity Wellbeing Index. Survey 6, Report 6.0. The Wellbeing of Australians. Impact of the Impending Iraq War.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1988

Reference	D'Ambrosio & Frick (2004): study DE 1990
Title	Subjective Well-Being and Relative Deprivation: An Emperical Link.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1990

Reference	D'Ambrosio & Frick (2004): study DE 1991
Title	Subjective Well-Being and Relative Deprivation: An Emperical Link.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1991

Reference	Gash et al. (2010): study DE 1996
Title	Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work: The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life Satisfaction.
Public	Married women aged 20-59, Germany, followed 10 years, 1996-2006,

Reference	Gerlach & Stephan (1996): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	A Paper on Unhappiness and Unemployment in Germany.
Public	16-65 aged, general public, Germany, followed from 1984 to1993

Reference	Göbel et al. (2011): study DE East Germany 2009
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. (Subjective Well-Being and Value Orientation).
Public	16+ aged, general public,East-Germany, Germany, 2009

Reference	Göbel et al. (2011): study DE West Germany 2009
Title	Subjektives Wohlbefinden und Wertorientierungen. (Subjective Well-Being and Value Orientation).
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 2009

Reference	Habich & Noll (2002): study DE 2001
Title	Soziale Schichtung und soziale Lagen. (Social Stratification and Social Situation).
Public	18+ aged, general public, Germany, 2001

Reference	Habich & Noll (2004): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Objektive Lebensbedingungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden im vereinten Deutschland. (Objective Living Conditions and Subjective Wellbeing in United Germany).
Public	17+ aged, general public, Germany, 1984-2003

Reference	Habich (2002): study XZ Germany West 1978
Title	Immer mehr für immer mehr. Anmerkungen zur Wohlfahrts forschung in vergleichenden Perspective. (Ever more for Ever more: Welfare Development in a Comparative Perpective).
Public	18+ aged, general public, Germany, 1978 - 2001.

Reference	Habich et al. (1991): study DE East Germany 1990 6
Title	Die Entwicklung des subjektiven Wohlbefindens vom Januar bis zum Herbst 1990 in der DDR und Ostdeutschland. (Change in Subjective Well-Being January - Fall 1990 in the DDR and East Germany).
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1990

Reference	Habich et al. (1999): study DE 1998
Title	Subjectives Wohlbefinden in Ostdeutschland nahert sich westdeutschen Niveau (Subjective wellbeing in East-Germmany come close to the level of West-Germany)
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1998

Reference	Headey & Headey (2003): study DE 1990
Title	German Reunification: Welfare Gains and Losses East and West.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1990-1997

Reference	Headey et al. (1995): study DE East Germany 1990
Title	Political Legitimicy versus Economic Imperatives in System Transformation: Hungary and East Germany 1990 - 93.
Public	16+ aged, general public, East Germany, 1990-1992

Reference	Knabe & Rätzel (2007): study DE 1992
Title	Quantifying the Psychological Costs of Unemployment: The Role of Permanent Income.
Public	21-64 aged, Germany, followed 13 years ,1992-2005

Reference	Koch et al. (2005): study DE 2002
Title	Workfare: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen. (Workfare: Possibilities and Limitations).
Public	18-65 aged, on low wage or on social security, Germany, 2002-2003

Reference	Köcher & Raffelhüschen (2011): study DE 2011
Title	Glücksatlas Deutschland 2011. (Map of Happiness Germany 2011).
Public	Adults, age range not reported, general public, Germany, 2011

Reference	Landua (1992): study DE East Germany 1991
Title	Komponenten des Wohlbefindens und Zufriedenheit nach Lebensbereichen. (Aspects of Well-Being and Satisfaction in Domains of Life).
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1991

Reference	Lang (1999): study DE 1997
Title	Ostdeutsche Befindlichkeiten ein Jahrzehnt nach der Wende - Ambivalente Spuren des Umbruchs. (Attitudes in East Germany 10 Years after Reunification).
Public	20-24 and 40-44 aged, Germany, 1997

Reference	Luechinger et al. (2008): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Why does Unemployment Hurt the Unemployed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and Privat Sector.
Public	Employees, private and public sector. West-Germany, 1984-2004.

Reference	Mau (1996): study DE East Germany 1994
Title	Objektive Lebensbedingungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden. (Objective Livingconditions and Subjective Well-Being).
Public	18+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1994

Reference	Mau (1996): study DE East Germany 1995
Title	Objektive Lebensbedingungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden. (Objective Livingconditions and Subjective Well-Being).
Public	18+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1995

Reference	Mau (1996): study DE West Germany 1994
Title	Objektive Lebensbedingungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden. (Objective Livingconditions and Subjective Well-Being).
Public	18+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1994

Reference	Mau (1996): study DE West Germany 1995
Title	Objektive Lebensbedingungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden. (Objective Livingconditions and Subjective Well-Being).
Public	18+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1995

Reference	Mollenkopf et al. (2004): study ZZ Europe 2000
Title	Quality of Life in Urban and Rural Areas of Five European Countries: Similarities and Differences.
Public	55+ aged, 6 European nations, 2000

Reference	Muffels & Kemperman (2011): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Does a Better Job Match Make Women Happier? Work Orientations, Work-Care Choices and Subjective Well-Being in Germany.
Public	20-55 aged, women, Germany, 1984-2007

Reference	Noll & Zapf (1991): study DE East Germany 1990
Title	Wohlfahrtssurvey 'Ost' 1990, Machinenlesbares Codebuch (Welfare survey 'East' 1990, code book)
Public	18+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1990

Reference	Oswald & Powdthavee (2007): study DE 2002
Title	Obesity, Unhappiness, and the Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence.
Public	Adults, general public, Germany, 2002

Reference	Rehdanz & Maddison (2009): study XZ Germany West 1994
Title	Local Environmental Quality and Life-Satisfaction in Germany.
Public	Adults, general public, West-Germany, 1994-2004

Reference	Scherpenzeel (1995): study DE West Germany 1990
Title	A Question of Quality: Evaluating Survey Questions by Multi Trait - Multi Method Studies.
Public	16+ aged, general public,West-Germany, Germany, 1990

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1991
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1991

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1992
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1992

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1993
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany,Germany, 1993

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1994
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1994

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1995
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1995

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1996
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1996

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1997
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1997

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1998
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public,West-Germany, Germany, 1998

Reference	Schilling (2006): study DE West Germany 1999
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public,West-Germany, Germany, 1999

Reference	Schilling (2006): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1984

Reference	Schilling (2006): study XZ Germany West 1985
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1985

Reference	Schilling (2006): study XZ Germany West 1986
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1986

Reference	Schilling (2006): study XZ Germany West 1987
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1987

Reference	Schilling (2006): study XZ Germany West 1988 2
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1988

Reference	Schilling (2006): study XZ Germany West 1989
Title	Development of Life Satisfaction in Old Age: Another View on the "Paradox".
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany-West (former), 1989

Reference	Schwarze (2004): study DE 2002
Title	Living Conditions of Children and Parental Well-Being. Evidence from German Data on Life Satisfaction.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2002

Reference	Spellerberg et al. (1992): study DE East Germany 1990 11
Title	Orientierungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden in West- und Ost Deutschland. (Concerns and Subjective Well-Being in West and East Germany).
Public	18-65 aged, general public, East Germany, 1990

Reference	Spellerberg et al. (1992): study XZ Germany West 1988
Title	Orientierungen und subjektives Wohlbefinden in West- und Ost Deutschland. (Concerns and Subjective Well-Being in West and East Germany).
Public	18-65 aged, general public, West Germany. 1988

Reference	Veenhoven (1994): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Is Happiness a Trait? Test of the Theory that a Better Society does not Make People any Happier.
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, 1984

Reference	Weick (2000): study DE 1998
Title	Wer zählten den "Reichen" in Deutschland? (Who are the Rich in Germany?)
Public	18+ aged, general public, living in households, Germany, 1998

Reference	Weller (1998): study DE East Germany 1993
Title	Personal communication:, letter 10-6-98
Public	18+ aged, general public, East Germany,Germany, 1993

Reference	Weller (1998): study DE East Germany 1997
Title	Personal communication:, letter 10-6-98
Public	18+ aged, general public,East-Germany, Germany, 1997

Reference	Weller (1998): study DE West Germany 1993
Title	Personal communication:, letter 10-6-98
Public	18+ aged, general public, West-Germany, Germany, 1993

Reference	Weller (1998): study DE West Germany 1997
Title	Personal communication:, letter 10-6-98
Public	18+ aged, general public, West Germany, Germany, 1997

Reference	Winkelmann & Winkelmann (1998): study XZ Germany West 1984
Title	Why are the Unemployed so Unhappy? Evidence from Panel Data.
Public	20-64 aged males, Germany, followed 6 years, 1984-1990

Reference	Zijlmans (2009): study DE 1998 a
Title	Work Involvement in the Valuation of Unemployment.
Public	21-64 aged working force, Germany, 1998-1999

Reference	Zijlmans (2009): study DE 1998 b
Title	Work Involvement in the Valuation of Unemployment.
Public	Unemployed, 21-64 aged, Germany, 1998-1999

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1992
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1992

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1993
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1993

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1994
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1994

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1995
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1995

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1996
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1996

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1997
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1997

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1998
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1998

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 1999
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1999

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE East Germany 2000
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 2000

Reference	~GSOEP (2009): study DE West Germany 2000
Title	Datafile 1984-2008
Public	16+ aged, general public, West-Germany region, Germany, 2000

Reference	~Wohlfahrtssurvey (2000): study DE East Germany 1998
Title	Wohlfahrtssurveys 1978-1998
Public	18+ aged, general public, East-Germany, Germany, 1998

Reference	~Wohlfahrtssurvey (2000): study DE West Germany 1998
Title	Wohlfahrtssurveys 1978-1998
Public	18+ aged, general public, West-Germany region, Germany, 1998