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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
Education
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreport on education level:
1. primary/lower secondary (reference)
2. upper secondary education
3. post-secondary education
4. tertiary education

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.05 ns UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION (vs primary/lower secondary) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.02 ns B specially controlled for
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.01 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.00 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln)
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = -.01 ns B specially controlled for
-Expenditures in 11 categories O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.09 ns POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION  (vs primary/lower secondary) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.04 ns B specially controlled for
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.01 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = -.00 ns B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln)
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = -.04 ns B specially controlled for
-Expenditures in 11 categories O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.26 p < .001 TERTIARY EDUCATION        (vs primary/lower secondary) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.15 p < .001 B specially controlled for
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.11 p < .05 B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.09 p < .05 B specially controlled for
-Household net income (ln)
-Total household consumption expenditures (ln) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bd b = +.03 ns B specially controlled for
-Expenditures in 11 categories

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