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Correlational findings

Study Barcena Martin et al. (2013): study DE 1994

Public
18+ aged, general public, Germany, 1994-2011
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 162167
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
SC-Bonding
Our Classification
Operationalization
Frequency of contact with friends and relatives, variable takes value:
a) 1 if respondent meets with friends or relatives at least once a month;
b) 0  otherwise

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.07 p < .01 Beta (0.065) controlled for:
- household income
- relative income
- social capital (memberships in associations, organisations, groups)
- cultural capital (attitute towards risk and life goals)
- interaction effects
- socio-economic characteristics (age, sexe, marital status, type of household, years of education)