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Correlational findings

Study Biddle (2014): study AU 2008 /1

Public
15+ aged general public Australia 2008
Survey name
AU-HILDA 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 11082
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Children
Our Classification
Distribution
couple family with children: 0.273; couple family with no children but dependents: 0.079; single parent family with children: 0.044; single parent family with no children but dependents: 0.020; other family type: 0.204
Operationalization
1 Children or dependents
   a) Couple family with children
   b) Couple family with no children but dependents
   c) Single parent family with children
   d) Single parent family with no children but dependents
  e) Other family type
0 Base case Australian
   - male
   - aged 35-54
   - born in Australia
   - living in a couple family without children or dependents
   - has completed Year 12
   - no post-school qualification
   - employed full-time manager or professional
   - rates own health as good, very good or excellent

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = -.01 ns Probability of being very happy in comparison to the base case Australian
- Couple family with children
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = -.02 ns - Couple family with no children but dependent O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = -.14 p < .01 - Single parent family with children O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = -.07 p < .05 - Single parent family with no children but dependents O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-e b = -.08 p < .01 1 Other family type

b values controled for:
- Indigenous
- Age
- Gender
- Foreign born
- Family status
- Employment
- Education
- Health