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Correlational findings

Study Sörensen (2014): study ZZ EU 27 2008

Public
18+ aged general public European Union, 2008
Survey name
EU-EVS
Sample
Respondents
N = 29188
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Family: Children
Our Classification
Distribution
0: 26%, 1: 19%, 2:  34%, 3: 14%, 4: 7%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
0:  No children (reference)
1:  One child
2: Two children
3: Three children
4: Four or more children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Lgt = +/- s/ns            EU-27   EU-12    EU-7      EU-8
           All     high     middle    low
vs no children
One        -.09(01) -.10(05) +.03(ns) -.13(05)
Two        -.01(ns) +.04(ns) +.04(ns) -.06(ns)
Three      +.11(01) +.12(05) +.25(01) +.00(ns)
Four/more  +.06(ns) +.15(05) -.13(ns) +.03(ns)

EU-12: Rich countries
EU-7: Middle income countries
EU-8: Low income countries

Lgt denotes points difference in happiness after control for:
- Living area
- Age
- Gender
- Family
- Education
- Employment
- Monthly household income