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Correlational findings

Study Noll & Weick (2015): study DE 2010

Public
16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP 2010
Sample
Respondents
N = 30000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreport on marital status:
a. single (reference)
b. married/living with partner
c. divorced/separated
d. widowed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.41 p < .001 MARRIED/LIVING WITH PARTNER (vs single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.42 p < .001 B specially controlled for
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.43 p < .001 B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.44 p < .001 B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln)
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.41 p < .001 B specially controlled for
-Expenditures in 11 categories O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = -.06 ns DIVORCED/SEPARATED          (vs single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.00 ns B specially controlled for
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.05 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.06 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln)
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.08 ns B specially controlled for
-Expenditures in 11 categories O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.08 ns WIDOWED                     (vs single) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.13 ns B specially controlled for
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.13 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.15 p < .05 B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln)
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.14 p < .05 B specially controlled for
-Expenditures in 11 categories

All the above B's controlled for
-Region in Germany
-Age
-Education
-Employment status
-Self-rated health status