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Correlational findings

Study Berger (2013): study DE 1994

Public
Mothers, Germany, followed 15 years, 1994-2009
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 5150
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Distribution
A:  M=3118, SD=1620; B; M=2557, SD =1531
Operationalization
In income in Euro
A: Total household income
B: Residual income (total minus mother's earnings)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.37 p < .01 Total household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.14 p < .01 Residual income (partners income only)

b's controled for:
- age
- education
- family situation
  - partnered
  - age of children
  - pregnant
  - person needing care in household
- health
  - disabled
  - self rated
- employment
- region
- municipality size
- year dummies