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Correlational findings

Study Lalive & Stutzer (2010): study CH 2000

Public
Salaried workers, Switzerland, 2000-2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 6203
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household size
Our Classification
Operationalization
Square root of number of household members

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = +.04 B controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Nationality
- Employment status
- Household income

B = +.04 means that 1 point difference in household size corresponds with +.04 point difference in happiness on the 0-10 scale

Ordered Probit analysis (OPRC) yields similar results.