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Correlational findings

Study Stutzer & Frey (2006): study XZ Germany West 1984

Public
15+ aged, general public West Germany, 1984-2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 15268
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Yearly

Correlate

Authors's Label
Later marriage
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1 initially not-single
   a remained not married but living together
   b remained married and living together
   c separated, new partner
   d separated, no new partner
0 continuously single (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.20 p < .01 SAME TIME correlation of happiness and marital status
- Unmarried living together (vs steady single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.30 p < .01 - Married                   (vs steady single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.29 - separated, new partner    (vs steady single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -1.0 - separated, no new partner (vs steady single)

b's controled for:
- age
- education
- household income
- position in the household
- employment
- country of origin
- time (dummy for wave of panel) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta-f = +.24 p < .01 CHANGE happiness by marital status (over 17 years)
- Unmarried living together (vs steady single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta-f = +.31 p < .01 - Married                   (vs steady single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.26 p < .05 - separated, new partner    (vs steady single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.72 p < .01 - separated, no new partner (vs steady single)

b-fix additionally controled for:
- trait-happiness (average over all 14 waves)
  (to assess change in happiness)

Similar across
- head of household
- head of household age < 45
- number of children