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Correlational findings

Study Vendrik & Woltjer (2007): study DE 1984

Public
18+ aged general public, Germany, followed 17 years, 1984-2001
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 102068
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age children in household
Our Classification
Operationalization
a) Couple with children below 17
b) Couple with children above 16
c) Couple with children below 17 and children above 16
1 if yes, 0 if no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.18 a) Couple with children below 17 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.11 b) Couple with children above 16 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.15 c) Couple with children below 17 and children above 16

b's controlled for:
- Household income
- Reference household income
- Unemployment status
- Years of education
- Age
- Weekly hours worked