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IZA Journal of European Labor Studies

Table 1 Summary statistics, West Germany, 2000-2010

From: Testing the tunnel effect: comparison, age and happiness in UK and German panels

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

All

<45

> = 45

Life-Satisfaction

7.14 (1.74)

7.22 (1.65)

7.08 (1.80)

Age

48.30 (17.15)

32.67 (7.77)

61.11 (11.02)

Household income

2872 (1863)

2872.13 (1656)

2871.41 (2017)

Comparison income

2871 (799)

2903.16 (555)

2845.07 (953)

N

156194

70355

85839

  1. Arithmetic means; standard deviations in parentheses. Life-Satisfaction measures self-reported life-satisfaction on an 11-point scale. Age describes the age of the respondent. Household income measures the net monthly real household income of the respondent. Comparison income measures the average net monthly real income within a reference group (Age (-3/+6), Sex, Education (3 categories), Regions (4 categories)) to which the respondent belongs. Source: SOEP.
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