GSOEP (1984-2009) (West Germany) Summary Statistics
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Variable
Mean
Std. Dev
Min
Max
Life satisfaction
7.05
1.72
0
10
Female
0.51
0.49
0
1
Age
42.05
7.27
30
55
Age^2/1000
1.82
0.61
0.90
3.02
Age^3/1000
81.10
40.43
27
166.37
Single
0.13
0.34
0
1
Widowed
0.01
0.10
0
1
Divorced
0.08
0.28
0
1
Separated
0.02
0.16
0
1
Unemployed
0.06
0.24
0
1
Self-employed
0.05
0.22
0
1
Out of the labor force
0.12
0.33
0
1
Student
0.00
0.07
0
1
Log of Income
3.33
0.20
2.70
3.74
Education: high
0.19
0.39
0
1
Education: medium
0.31
0.46
0
1
One child
0.23
0.42
0
1
Two children
0.22
0.41
0
1
Three + children
0.08
0.27
0
1
Heath: excellent
0.09
0.29
0
1
Health: good
0.46
0.49
0
1
Health: satisfactory
0.30
0.46
0
1
Health: poor
0.10
0.30
0
1