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Correlational findings

Study Odermatt & Stutzer (2014): study ZZ Europe 1990

Public
15+ aged, 41 European countries and regions 1990-2011
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 629930
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Occupation
Our Classification
Distribution
Working, Range: 0-1; M=0,497; SD=0,500
Unemployed, Range: 0-1; M=0,064; SD=0,244
Out of labour force, Range: 0-1; M=0,439; SD=0,496
Operationalization
A: Unemployed
B: Without occupation
C: Retired
D: Farmer/Fisherman
E: Professional
F: Self-employed
G: Business propriator
H: Employed professional
I: General Management
J: Middle Management
K: Desk Employed
L: Travel Employed
M: Service Sector
N: Supervisor

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.30 p < .01 Unemployed             (vs employed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.03 p < .05 Without occupation     (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.01 ns Retired                 (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.01 ns Farmer/Fisherman        (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.18 p < .01 Professional            (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.07 p < .01 Self employed           (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.15 p < .01 Business propriator     (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.16 p < .01 Employed professional   (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.22 p < .01 General management      (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.14 p < .01 Middle management       (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.09 p < .01 Employed desk position  (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.06 p < .01 Employed travel position (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.07 p < .01 Service sector          (vs unemployed) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.01 p < .01 Supervisor              (vs unemployed)

b controlled for
-Individual characteristics
-age
-age squared
-gender
-education
-marital status
-having children
-occupation
-National characteristics
-GDP per capita
-unemployment rate
-inflation rate