Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Ventegodt (1996): study DK 1993

Public: 31-33 aged, Denmark 1993, born in University Hospital in Copenhagen
Sample
Respondents: N = 4611
Non Response: 39%
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

number of biological children

Our Classification

Distribution

N WOMEN All:3367;   %:1:27,0;   2:26,7;   3:36,6;   4:8,5;   5:1,1
N MEN All:2650;   %:1:42,9;   2:26,4;   3:35,4;   4:4,9   5:0,4
N WOMEN a:531;   b:562;   N MEN: a:374;   b:397

Operationalization

number of biological children
1: no children
2: 1 child
3: 2 children
4: 3 children
5: 4 children
6: more than 4 children
a: only girls
b: only boys

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a

WOMEN:        MEN:
1: Mt=7.69   1: Mt=7.54
2: Mt=7.64   2: Mt=7.85
3: Mt=7.78   3: Mt=8.05
4: Mt=7.74   4: Mt=7.64
5: Mt=8.28   5: Mt=8.58
a: Mt=7.70   a: Mt=7.94
b: Mt=7.69   b: Mt=7.84

O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e

WOMEN:       MEN:
1: Mt=7.28   1: Mt=7.15
2: Mt=7.38   2: Mt=7.43
3: Mt=7.51   3: Mt=7.70
4: Mt=7.70   4: Mt=7.23
5: Mt=8.36   5: Mt=7.86
a: Mt=7.43   a: Mt=7.45
b: Mt=7.45   b: Mt=7.46

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha

1: Mt=6.81   1: Mt=6.65
2: Mt=7.10   2: Mt=7.10
3: Mt=7.14   3: Mt=7.20
4: Mt=7.25   4: Mt=6.69
5: Mt=8.08   5: Mt=7.50
a: Mt=7.19   a: Mt=7.19
b: Mt=7.06   b: Mt=7.06