Study Bartram (2011): study US 1995
- Public
- 18-94 aged natives and immigrants, USA, 1995
- Survey name
- INT-WorldValuesSurvey 3
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1339
- Non Response
- 203
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Children
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
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a) Total sample: M=23.6; Natives: M=21.7 Total immigrants: M=30.0; European and Canadian immigrants: M=14.6; Asian, African, & Latin-American immigrants: M=38.0
b) Total sample: M=13.1; Natives: M=13.1 Total immigrants: M=13.3; European and Canadian immigrants: M=19.6; Asian, African, & Latin-American immigrants: M=10.1
c) Total sample: M=63.3; Natives: M=65.2 Total immigrants: M=56.7; European and Canadian immigrants: M=65.9; Asian, African, & Latin-American immigrants: M=51.9 - Operationalization
- Percentage of respondents:
0: no children (reference)
1a: one child
1b: two or more children
Observed Relation with Happiness
B=-.07 (p<.69) when additionally controlled for financial satisfaction
B=-.20 (p<.15) when controlled for financial satisfaction
B's and Beta's controlled for:
- Immigrant status
- Log income
- Interaction income*immigrant status
- Marital status
- Age
- Unemployed
- Religion
- Health
Similar results are found in an ordered logit model.