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Correlational findings

Study Greenfield & Marks (2007): study US 1995

Public
25-74 aged, general public, USA, 1995
Survey name
US-MIDUS
Sample
Respondents
N = 3032
Non Response
39%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
After the telephone interview 87% of the respondents completed a self-administered mailback questionnaire.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Has a child
Our Classification
Error Estimates
s.e.=0.06
Distribution
1: 82%
Operationalization
1: has at least one living biological or adopted child
0: other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-n-11-b b = -.09 ns C-BW-c-sq-n-11-b Beta = -.03 b and Beta controlled for:
- age
- gender
- education
- income
- employment status
- marital status
- self rated physical health
- religious participation

Beta unaffected by additionsl control for
- religious social identity