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Correlational findings

Study Zijlmans (2009): study DE 1998

Public
21-64 aged working force, Germany, 1998-1999
Sample
Respondents
N = 19093
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Change in unemployment status
Our Classification
Error Estimates
T1-T2 correlation .39 for individuals who became unemployed and .44 for individuals who become reemployed between periods
Remarks
Reference group is working people in T1 and T2
Distribution
Both periods
% of sample= 0:65% 1:9%
Operationalization
0 Employed
1 Unemployed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = T2-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE into out of unemployment O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.81 p < .01 Work very important O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.48 p < .01 Work important O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.34 p < .01 Work less/not important

B's are controled for:
- year
- socio-economic variables
- demographic variables

B's reflect the average statistics when importance of work is averaged for T1 and T2

B -.34 mean that unemployment lowers happiness by 0.34 points on scale 0-10 for individuals who consider that work is not important for their well-being.