Study Binder & Coad (2013): study GB 1996
- Public:
- Working age, UK, followed 10 years, 1996-2006
- Survey name:
- UK-BHPS combined waves
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 49018
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Change in employment
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- T1-T2 CHANGE in employment
1 A: unemployed --> self employed
B: employed --> self employed
0 Stayed employed;
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Employed at T1
- remaimed employed DM = -.00 N = 23.439
- became unemployed DM = -.40 N = 419
- became self employed DM = +.08 N = 512
- Unemployed at T1
- remaimed unemployed DM = +.01 N = 458
- became employed DM = +.43 N = 490
- became self employed DM = +.42 N = 66
- Selfemployed at T1
- remained self employed DM = +.08 N = 512
- became employed DM = -.02 N = 415
- became unemployed DM = -.36 N = 42
- after 2 years DM = +.17 (01) N = 15.181
- after 4 years DM = +.24 (01) N = 7.896
- after 2 years DM = -.13 (ns) N = 326
- after 4 years DM = -.03 (ns) N = 147
Comparison using propensity score matching yield similar results