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Correlational findings

Study Ebrahim et al. (2013): study ZA 2008

Public
18+ aged, general public, South Africa, 2008
Survey name
US-National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 12230
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status
Our Classification
Remarks
Order changed by WDH team for 1b, 1c, 1d to fit classification of single versus these other non-marital states. Signs of correlations reversed accordingly
Distribution
Black:M=2,46(SD=1,71); Coloured:M=2,96(SD=1,78); Indian:M=3,96(SD=1,57); White:M=4,04(SD=1,50)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1a: Married
1b: Cohabitant
1c: Widowed
1d: Divorced / Separated
0:   Single (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = -,01 ns Cohabitation (vs Single)
- ALL        OPRC = -.01 (ns)
- Black:     OPRC = -.02 (ns)
- Coloured:  OPRC = +.12 (ns)
- Indian:    OPRC = +.15 (ns)
- White:     OPRC = -.11 (ns)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +,01 ns Widowed (vs Single)
- ALL        OPRC = +.01 (ns)
- Black:     OPRC = -.35 (ns)
- Coloured:  OPRC = +.14 (ns)
- Indian:    OPRC = +.46 (ns)
- White:     OPRC = -.18 (ns)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = -,11 ns Divorced/Separated (vs Single)
- ALL        OPRC = -.11 (ns)
- Black:     OPRC = -.14 (ns)
- Coloured:  OPRC = -.01 (ns)
- Indian:    OPRC = -.21 (ns)
- White:     OPRC = +.14 (ns)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +,06 p < .01 Married (vs Single)
- ALL        OPRC = +.06 (01)
- Black:     OPRC = +.07 (01)
- Coloured:  OPRC = -.04 (ns)
- Indian:    OPRC = +.46 (ns)
- White:     OPRC = +.10 (ns)

OPRCs controlled for
- Age
- Education
- Gender
- Self-reported health
- Religion importance
- Children
- Absolute income
- Relative income
- Employed
- Urban residence