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Correlational findings

Study Burton & Phipps (2010): study CA 2002

Public
12+ aged general public, Canada 2002-2008
Survey name
CA-Canadian Community Health Survey: combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
interviews with children aged 12-17 were carried out in such a way that parents could not see the childs response

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of children under age 12
Our Classification
Distribution
Average number
- immigrant grils: 0,62
- migrant boys: 0,53
- immigrant mothers 0,99
- immigrant fathers: 1,2
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Number of children under age 12

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = +.05 p < .05 12-17 aged immigrant girls O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OLRC = -.02 ns 12-17 aged immigrant boys O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OPRC = +.05 p < .01 30-64 aged immigrant mothers O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-k OLRC = +.05 p < .01 30-64 aged immigrant fathers

OPRCs controled for:
- Householdcharacteristics
  - selfrated health
  - lone parent family
  - number of other household members
  - real equivalewnt household income
- Region of residence in Canada
- Rural residence
- Ethnicity
- Homelanguage not English or French