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Correlational findings

Study Bartolini et al. (2013a): study DE 1988

Public
14+ aged, Germany, 1988 - 2007
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 59527
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Monthly at cinema, pop concerts and similar
Our Classification
Distribution
N=215769   M=0.53  sd=0.5
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1 go at least once a month to the cinema
0 otherwise

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = +.06 p < .01 West Germany 1988-2007, N=80337 O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = +.03 ns Germany 1994-2007, N=59527

Beta’s controlled for:
- Marital status
- Age
- Household size
- Number of children
- Years of education
- Living with parents when 16
- Log of monthly household income
- Log of reference income
- Log of monthly household income 3years before
- Attending other events
- Social participation
- Unemployed
- Student
- Non-worker
- Retired
- Doing military or civil service

in last case additionally controlled for: Living in West Germany