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Correlational findings

Study Muffels & Kemperman (2011): study XZ Germany West 1984

Public
20-55 aged, women, Germany, 1984-2007
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 90297
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Birth cohort
Our Classification
Operationalization
Birth cohorts:
a: born between 1945-1955
b: born between 1955-1965
c: born between 1965-1975
d: born after 1975

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.09 p < .05 BORN BETWEEN 1945-1955 (vs. born before 1945):
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.09 p < .10 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.09 p < .05 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.29 p < .01 BORN BETWEEN 1955-1965 (vs. born before 1945):
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.29 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.29 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.24 p < .01 BORN BETWEEN 1965-1975 (vs. born before 1945):
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.24 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.24 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.13 p < .01 BORN AFTER 1975 (vs. born before 1945):
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.13 p < .10 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = -.13 p < .05 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = CONTROL VARIABLES:
Set A:
- number of hours per week working and caring
- fit between preferred and actual working hours
- importance of having children/success in a job
- marital status
- age
- age squared/100
- number of children 0-15 years
- unemployment rate
- born in east-Germany
- foreigner status
- education (CASMIN)
- age youngest child
- objective health

Set B:
- interaction: hours match*work orientation

Set C:
- interaction: hours match * number of hours per week working and caring