Study Shields et al. (2009): study AU 2001

Public

15+ aged general public, Australia, 2001

Survey name

AU-HILDA 2001

Sample

Respondents

N = 13903

Non Response

34%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Additionally self-completion questionnaires were used.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Number of children

Our Classification

Distribution

Males: M=.55 SD=1.02; Females: M=.63 SD=1.06

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Self-report on single question:
How many children in total have you ever had? That is, ever (fathered / given birth to) or adopted? This only includes natural and adopted children, not step or foster children

Observed Relation with Happiness