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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
Position in household
Our Classification
Operationalization
0 head of the household or spouse(reference group))
1 not-head of the household or spouse
  a children
  b child of the head of the household
  c not child of the head of the household

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.02 p < .10 a: Children happier than the head of household or spouse
when trait-happiness is also controled B=+.01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.08 p < .05 b: Child of the head of the household happier than the head of the house hold
when trait-happiness is also controled B=+.07 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.41 p < .01 c: Not child of the head of the household unhappier than head of the household or spouse
when trait-happiness is also controled B=-.18

B's controled for:
- age
- education
- household income
- position in the household
- employment
- country of origin
- time (dummy for wave of panel)
and additionally for:
- trait-happiness (average over all 14 waves)