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Correlational findings

Study Trzcinski & Holst (2006): study DE 2001

Public
17 aged, Germany, 2001-2004
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 1202
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Gender
Our Classification
Distribution
0= 51 %, 1 = 49 %
Operationalization
0 Female (reference category)
1 Male

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.15 p < .05 Male (vs female)

b controlled for:
- personal control  
- satisfaction with grades
- perceived of probability of success in education and work
- nationality
- east or west german
- household composition
- income
- education  
- number of important relationships
- relationship with mother
- relationship with father
- mother worked part-time or full-time entire year (vs not)
- months of unemployment of mother in the previous year
- mother’s  worries about financial situation
- life satisfaction of mother
b = +.15 means that being male correspondents with 0.15 points more happiness on the 0-10 point scale compared to being female