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Does going beyond income make a difference? Income vs. equivalent income in the EU over 2007-2011
Marko Ledić*
Article | Year: 2020 | Pages: 423 - 462 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 4 Received: March 20, 2020 | Accepted: June 30, 2020 | Published online: December 1, 2020
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2007
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2011
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Difference
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2007 and 2011 pooled
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Est.
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SE
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Est.
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SE
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Diff.
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p-value
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Est.
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SE
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lnY (β)
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0.358
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[0.031]***
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0.296
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[0.025]***
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-0.062
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0.124
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0.324
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[0.020]***
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UNE (γ1)
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-0.661
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[0.084]***
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-0.690
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[0.056]***
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-0.029
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0.773
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-0.678
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[0.047]***
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HEAvbad
(γ2)
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-2.264
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[0.150]***
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-2.313
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[0.111]***
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-0.049
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1.000
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-2.285
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[0.089]***
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HEAbad
(γ3)
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-1.645
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[0.071]***
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-1.614
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[0.060]***
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0.031
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1.000
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-1.622
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[0.046]***
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HEAfair
(γ4)
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-0.896
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[0.050]***
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-0.849
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[0.042]***
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0.047
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0.474
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-0.865
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[0.032]***
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HEAgood
(γ5)
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-0.457
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[0.042]***
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-0.443
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[0.035]***
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0.014
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0.803
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-0.446
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[0.027]***
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HOUspace
(γ6)
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-0.251
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[0.042]***
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-0.299
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[0.036]***
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-0.048
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0.382
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-0.282
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[0.027]***
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HOUrot
(γ7)
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-0.330
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[0.052]***
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-0.317
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[0.048]***
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0.013
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0.844
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-0.317
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[0.035]***
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HOUdamp
(γ8)
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-0.245
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[0.048]***
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-0.181
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[0.042]***
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0.064
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0.318
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-0.205
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[0.032]***
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HOUbathtoil
(γ9)
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-0.219
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[0.067]**
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-0.054
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[0.064]
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0.165
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0.076
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-0.143
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[0.046]**
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CRImoder
(γ10)
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-0.126
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[0.034]***
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-0.131
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[0.029]***
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-0.005
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0.924
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-0.125
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[0.022]***
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CRImajor
(γ11)
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-0.202
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[0.053]***
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-0.232
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[0.063]***
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-0.030
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0.721
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-0.202
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[0.039]***
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ENVwater
(γ12)
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-0.160
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[0.037]***
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-0.147
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[0.035]***
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0.013
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0.803
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-0.153
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[0.025]***
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ENVair
(γ13)
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-0.087
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[0.034]*
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-0.116
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[0.032]***
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-0.029
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0.534
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-0.097
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[0.023]***
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male (π1)
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-0.123
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[0.030]***
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-0.067
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[0.025]**
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0.056
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0.151
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-0.087
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[0.019]***
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age (π2)
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-0.059
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[0.006]***
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-0.053
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[0.005]***
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0.006
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0.415
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-0.056
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[0.004]***
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age2
(π3)
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0.641
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[0.057]***
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0.584
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[0.045]***
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-0.057
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0.432
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0.616
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[0.035]***
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edulow
(π4)
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-0.212
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[0.056]***
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0.015
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[0.051]
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0.227
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0.003
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-0.094
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[0.038]*
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eduhigh
(π5)
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0.020
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[0.037]
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0.015
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[0.029]
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-0.005
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0.921
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0.020
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[0.023]
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marrcoh
(π6)
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0.353
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[0.057]***
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0.277
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[0.043]***
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-0.076
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0.286
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0.295
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[0.034]***
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divsep
(π7)
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-0.309
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[0.071]***
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-0.231
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[0.054]***
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0.078
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0.380
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-0.263
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[0.043]***
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widow (π8)
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-0.173
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[0.077]*
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-0.170
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[0.059]**
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0.003
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0.975
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-0.182
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[0.047]***
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urban (π9)
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-0.048
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[0.037]
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-0.050
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[0.030]+
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-0.002
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0.963
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-0.062
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[0.023]**
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child (π10)
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0.144
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[0.048]**
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0.146
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[0.037]***
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0.002
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0.970
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0.158
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[0.029]***
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trust (π11)
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0.286
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[0.011]***
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0.222
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[0.009]***
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-0.064
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0.000
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0.247
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[0.007]***
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year2011
(π12)
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0.110
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[0.020]***
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pseudo
R2
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0.106
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0.077
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0.087
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log
likelih.
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-34,000
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-47,000
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-82,000
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chi-2
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5,783
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5,983
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11,000
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N
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18,899
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25,117
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44,016
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Note: Ordered logit estimates. Dependent variable: life satisfaction, with integer values from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied). All models include a constant (α) (coefficient not reported) and country dummies (δ2, δ3,…, δ27) (coefficients not reported). In column “Difference”, the differences are obtained by subtracting the coefficients for 2007 from those for 2011. For definitions of variables, see section 3 and Appendix. Robust standard errors are in brackets. +, *, ** and *** indicate statistical significance at the 10, 5, 1 and 0.1 percent level, respectively. The reference individual: woman, secondary education, single, from rural settlement, childless, surveyed in 2011, from Austria, non-unemployed, with all non-income dimensions at the best levels. Weights are used in all estimations.
Note: Example of interpretation: 0.1 above the bar labelled HEAvbad, means that is a person is in very bad, rather than very good, health (i.e., if HEAvbad = 1) and has all the other nonincome dimensions at their reference (best) levels, her equivalent income is 0.1 percent of her income. The figure is calculated as: 100exp(φ2). Other figures can be calculated and interpreted in the same way.
Note: The first (second) number in parentheses next to a country label is the country’s rank by the average income (equivalent income) or, on the bottom panel, by the respective growth rates.
Note: The first (second) number in parentheses next to a country label is the country’s rank by the Atkinson index for income (equivalent income) or, on the bottom panel, by the respective growth rates.
Note: Decomposition is based on equation (9). Y, UNE, HEA, HOU, CRI and ENV refer to the contributions of income, unemployment, health, housing, crime and environment, respectively.
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Percent of variance due to
variation in
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ln μ
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ln(1-A1)
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Δln μ
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Δln(1-A1)
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ln μ*
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ln(1-A1*)
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Δln μ*
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Δln(1-A1*)
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Variance
of:
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lnW (2007)
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94.5
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5.5
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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lnW (2011)
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93.5
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6.5
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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ΔlnW
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-
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-
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83.8
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16.2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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lnW* (2007)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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75.6
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24.4
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-
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-
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lnW* (2011)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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71.2
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28.8
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-
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-
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ΔlnW*
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81.2
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18.8
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Note: Decompositions are based on equations (10) and (11), multiplied by 100.
Contribution to var(lnW*)=100 or var(ΔlnW*)=100 of variation in:
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2007
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2011
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Change
2007-2011
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1. C(W)
or C(ΔW)
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39.3
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45.2
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12.7
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1a. C(μ) or C(Δμ)
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36.7
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42.3
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10.3
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1b. C(A1) or C(ΔA1)
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2.6
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2.9
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2.4
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2. C(nonY)
or C(ΔnonY)
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60.7
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54.8
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87.3
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2a. C(UNE) or C(ΔUNE)
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1.6
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3.9
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2.2
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2b. C(HEA) or C(ΔHEA)
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31.4
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31.1
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41.7
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2c. C(HOU) or C(ΔHOU)
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14.7
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12.9
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9.7
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2d. C(CRI) or C(ΔCRI)
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3.8
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0.8
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13.5
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2e. C(ENV) or C(ΔENV)
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9.2
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6.1
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20.2
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Note: Cross-country variance decomposition based on equation (12) and its version representing changes over 2007-2011.
Note: Decomposition based on the version of equation (12) representing changes over 2007-2011 (see text).
Countries
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Year
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2007
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2011
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N
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%
of total N
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N
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%
of total N
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AT
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534
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2.8
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729
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2.9
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BE
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713
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3.8
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734
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2.9
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BG
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586
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3.1
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691
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2.8
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CY
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683
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3.6
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586
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2.3
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CZ
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749
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4.0
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708
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2.8
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DE
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1,364
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7.2
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2,312
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9.2
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DK
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772
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4.1
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841
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3.3
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EE
|
740
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3.9
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702
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2.8
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EL
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702
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3.7
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658
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2.6
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ES
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451
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2.4
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901
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3.6
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FI
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774
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4.1
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852
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3.4
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FR
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1,126
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6.0
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1,889
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7.5
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HU
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686
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3.6
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690
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2.7
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IE
|
403
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2.1
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807
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3.2
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IT
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484
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2.6
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1,407
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5.6
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LT
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749
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4.0
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897
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3.6
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LU
|
484
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2.6
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650
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2.6
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LV
|
591
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3.1
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756
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3.0
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MT
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528
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2.8
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474
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1.9
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NL
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771
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4.1
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811
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3.2
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PL
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936
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5.0
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1,632
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6.5
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PT
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376
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2.0
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544
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2.2
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RO
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638
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3.4
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1,148
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4.6
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SE
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900
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4.8
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820
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3.3
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SI
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650
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3.4
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623
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2.5
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SK
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731
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3.9
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656
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2.6
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UK
|
778
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4.1
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1,599
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6.4
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18,899
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100.0
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25,117
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100,0
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Variable name
in life
satisfaction model
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Description
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Reference (best) category for non-income dimensions
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2007
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2011
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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S
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life
satisfaction; integer scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied)
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-
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7.06
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2.08
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7.05
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2.12
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lnY
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logarithm
of household disposable income equivalized by the OECD equivalence scale
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-
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9.99
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0.71
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9.81
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0.71
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UNE
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1 if
unemployed; 0 otherwise
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“non-unemployed”:
(self)employed, retired, students, other inactive
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0.05
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0.22
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0.08
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0.27
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HEAvbad
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1 if
self-assessed health (SAH) very bad; 0 otherwise
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SAH
very good
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0.02
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0.13
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0.02
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0.15
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HEAbad
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1 if SAH
bad; 0 otherwise
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SAH
very good
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0.08
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0.27
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0.08
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0.27
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HEAfair
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1 if SAH
fair; 0 otherwise
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SAH
very good
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0.27
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0.44
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0.28
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0.45
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HEAgood
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1 if SAH
good; 0 otherwise
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SAH
very good
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0.41
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0.49
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0.4
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0.49
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HOUspace
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1 if
there is shortage of space; 0 otherwise
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there
is no shortage of space in dwelling
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0.19
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0.39
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0.16
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0.37
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HOUrotten
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1 if
dwelling has rotten parts; 0 otherwise
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there
are no rotten parts in dwelling
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0.13
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0.33
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0.10
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0.30
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HOUdamp
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1 if
there are damps or leaks in dwelling; 0 otherwise
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there
are no damps or leaks in dwelling
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0.15
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0.35
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0.14
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0.35
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HOUbathtoil
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1 if
there is no bath or toilet in dwelling; 0 otherwise
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there
are both bath and toilet in dwelling
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0.07
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0.25
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0.06
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0.23
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CRImoder
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1 if
moderate problems with crime or vandalism in the neighbourhood
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no
problems with crime or vandalism in neighbourhood
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0.33
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0.47
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0.26
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0.44
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CRImajor
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1 if
major problems with crime or vandalism in neighbourhood.
|
no
problems with crime or vandalism in neighbourhood
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0.14
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0.34
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0.06
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0.23
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ENVwat
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1 if any
problems with drinking water in neighbourhood
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no
problems with drinking water in neighbourhood
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0.36
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0.48
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0.22
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0.41
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ENVair
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1 if
any problems with air in neighbourhood
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no
problems with air in neighbourhood
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0.44
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0.50
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0.26
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0.44
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male
|
1 if
male; 0 if female
|
-
|
0.49
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0.50
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0.49
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0.50
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age
|
age in
years
|
-
|
46.96
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17.27
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48.21
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17.78
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edulow
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1 if
low education (primary or less); 0 otherwise; reference: intermediate educ.
(secondary)
|
-
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0.10
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0.31
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0.10
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0.30
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eduhigh
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1 if
high education (tertiary); 0 otherwise; reference: intermediate educ.
(secondary)
|
-
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0.21
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0.41
|
0.25
|
0.43
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marrcoh
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1 if
married or in cohabitation; 0 otherwise; reference: single
|
-
|
0.67
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0.47
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0.54
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0.5
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divsep
|
1 if
divorced or separated; 0 otherwise; reference: single
|
-
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0.08
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0.27
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0.13
|
0.33
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widow
|
1 if
widowed; 0 otherwise; reference: single
|
-
|
0.09
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0.28
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0.12
|
0.32
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urban
|
1 if
living in urban area; 0 otherwise
|
-
|
0.24
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0.43
|
0.25
|
0.43
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child
|
1 if
person has a child; 0 otherwise
|
-
|
0.75
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0.43
|
0.69
|
0.46
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trust
|
average
of trust in people, legal system and police; 1-10 scale; higher value means
higher trust
|
-
|
5.54
|
1.96
|
5.30
|
1.95
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Note: The means and standard deviations are for all countries and only for the observations in the sample used for the estimation of the life satisfaction model.
Countries
|
Year
|
|
2007
|
2011
|
|
N
|
%
of total N
|
N
|
%
of total N
|
AT
|
534
|
2.8
|
729
|
2.9
|
BE
|
713
|
3.8
|
734
|
2.9
|
BG
|
586
|
3.1
|
691
|
2.8
|
CY
|
683
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3.6
|
586
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2.3
|
CZ
|
749
|
4.0
|
708
|
2.8
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DE
|
1364
|
7.2
|
2312
|
9.2
|
DK
|
772
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4.1
|
841
|
3.3
|
EE
|
740
|
3.9
|
702
|
2.8
|
EL
|
702
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3.7
|
658
|
2.6
|
ES
|
451
|
2.4
|
901
|
3.6
|
FI
|
774
|
4.1
|
852
|
3.4
|
FR
|
1126
|
6.0
|
1889
|
7.5
|
HU
|
686
|
3.6
|
690
|
2.7
|
IE
|
403
|
2.1
|
807
|
3.2
|
IT
|
484
|
2.6
|
1407
|
5.6
|
LT
|
749
|
4.0
|
897
|
3.6
|
LU
|
484
|
2.6
|
650
|
2.6
|
LV
|
591
|
3.1
|
756
|
3.0
|
MT
|
528
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2.8
|
474
|
1.9
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NL
|
771
|
4.1
|
811
|
3.2
|
PL
|
936
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5.0
|
1632
|
6.5
|
PT
|
376
|
2.0
|
544
|
2.2
|
RO
|
638
|
3.4
|
1148
|
4.6
|
SE
|
900
|
4.8
|
820
|
3.3
|
SI
|
650
|
3.4
|
623
|
2.5
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SK
|
731
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3.9
|
656
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2.6
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UK
|
778
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4.1
|
1599
|
6.4
|
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18899
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100.0
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25117
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100,0
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Note: The means and standard deviations are for all countries and only for the observations in the sample used for the estimation of the life satisfaction model.
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