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Correlational findings

Study Wunder (2008): study DE 1985

Public
18+ aged general public, Germany, followed 21 years, 1985-2006
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 23757
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household size
Our Classification
Distribution
Mean: 2.2774; SD: 1.229
Operationalization
Number of invididuals in the household

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.06 p < .05 Last year CHANGE in happiness (T - T-1) by CHANGE in household size (log)

b controlled for:
- Household income
- Years of education
- Home owner
- Marital status
- Employment status