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Correlational findings

Study Ventegodt (1995): study DK 1993

Public
18-88 aged, general public, Denmark, 1993
Sample
Respondents
N = 1494
Non Response
39%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
children living at home
Our Classification
Remarks
a given respondent may appear in several groups
Distribution
N:   1:1049,   1aa:24,   1ab:35,   1b:540,   1ba:44     2:434,   2a:379,   2b:8,   2c:8,
Operationalization
children living at home
1: No children in the home
  1aa:no children(voluntarily childless)
  1ab:no children in the
       home(involuntarily childless)
  1b: no children in the home but children
       elsewhere
  1ba: children under 16 living elsewhere
2: Children in the home
  2a: only biological children
  2b: partner's and biological children
  2c: only partner's children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a = no children at home         children at home
1:    Mt=7.68               2:   Mt=7.96
1aa: Mt=7.91                2a: Mt=7.99
1ab: Mt=6.79                2b: Mt=8.13
1b:  Mt=7.63                2c: Mt=8.13
1ba: Mt=7.44 O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e = no children at home         children at home
1:    Mt=7.38               2:   Mt=7.58
1aa: Mt=7.40                2a: Mt=7.61
1ab: Mt=6.93                2b: Mt=8.13
1b:  Mt=7.49                2c: Mt=7.19
1ba: Mt=6.94 O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha = no children at home         children at home
1:    Mt=6.90               2:   Mt=6.89
1aa: Mt=6.46                2a: Mt=7.00
1ab: Mt=6.93                2b: Mt=8.44
1b:  Mt=6.93                2c: Mt=6.88
1ba: Mt=6.66