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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
Employment status
Our Classification
Distribution
a:: 44%, b: 6%, c:: 5%, d: 5%, e: 7%, ft: 4%, g: 27%, h: 3%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
a: Full-time wage employed (reference)
b: Part-time employed
c: Self-employed
d: Unemployed
e: Housewife
f: Student
g: Retired
h: Other employment

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Lgt = +/-            EU-27    EU-12    EU-7     EU-8
           All      high     middle   low

vs Full-time wage employed
Part-time  +.03(ns) +.01(ns) -.02(ns) -.02(ns)
Self empl  +.13(01) +.09(ns) +.09(ns) +.24(01)
Unemployed -.69(01) -.94(01) -.50(01) -.66(01)
Housewife  +.08(ns) +.22(01) +.01(ns) -.08(ns)
Student    +.35(01) +.20(05) +.55(01) +.31(01)
Retired    +.36(01) +.35(01) +.36(01) +.28(01)
Other      +.13(10) -.01(ns) +.30(10) +.02(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 and Children
- Education
- Monthly household income