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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
1  head of the household or spouse (reference)
0  not-head of the household or spouse
   a child of the head of the household
   b 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 = -.01 p < .10 SAME time correlation
- Head of household  (vs child of head) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.36 p < .05 - Head of household    (vs child, not of head)

b 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 b-fix = +.01 CHANGE happiness by position in household (over 17 years)
- Head of household  (vs child of head) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.22 b-fix additionally controled for:
- average happiness over the years
  (to indicate change in happiness)