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Table 3 Life satisfaction (G-SLS) as a function of times of experienced unemployment between 1996 and 2015

From: The long-lasting impact of unemployment on life satisfaction: results of a longitudinal study over 20 years in East Germany

 

Times of unemployment

Total

Several

One time

None

H(2)

ES η2

p value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

(N)

 

(n)

(n)

(n)

G-SLS

 1996

2.3 ± 0.8

2.6 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

22.87

0.059

< 0.001

(354)

 

(61)

(115)

(178)

   

 1998

2.2 ± 0.8

2.4 ± 0.8

2.3 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.7

15.75

0.038

< 0.001

(368)

 

(85)

(117)

(166)

   

 2000

2.1 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.7

2.0 ± 0.6

18.40

0.042

< 0.001

(396)

 

(102)

(132)

(162)

   

 2002

2.2 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

2.0 ± 0.6

21.38

0.042

< 0.001

(420)

 

(120)

(143)

(157)

   

 2004

2.3 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

28.26

0.064

< 0.001

(412)

 

(140)

(129)

(143)

   

 2006

2.3 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

15.29

0.035

< 0.001

(386)

 

(155)

(117)

(114)

   

 2007

2.2 ± 0.8

2.6 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

2.0 ± 0.7

42.07

0.113

< 0.001

(359)

 

(136)

(116)

(107)

   

 2009

2.2 ± 0.8

2.4 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

2.0 ± 0.7

27.37

0.070

< 0.001

(364)

 

(152)

(109)

(103)

   

 2010

2.3 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.8

10.86

0.028

0.004

(324)

 

(123)

(98)

(103)

   

 2011

2.3 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 1.0

2.2 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.8

15.22

0.036

< 0.001

(372)

 

(139)

(108)

(125)

   

 2012

2.3 ± 0.8

2.4 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.7

11.77

0.028

0.003

(349)

 

(131)

(105)

(113)

   

 2013

2.3 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.6

6.58

0.014

0.037

(328)

 

(128)

(98)

(102)

   

 2015

2.2 ± 0.8

2.4 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 0.7

17.47

0.047

< 0.001

(333)

 

(125)

(110)

(98)

   
  1. Higher scores in the G-SLS questionnaire indicate lower life satisfaction