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Correlational findings

Study Kolosnitsyna et al. (2014): study RU 2009

Public
55+ aged, Russia, 2009 - 2012
Survey name
RU-RLMS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 5920
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Children
Our Classification
Distribution
Mean = 0.93, SD = 0.26, Min = 0, Max = 1
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1 - has children,
0 - no children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h r = +.00 LS - Children correlation O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = -.08 ns All O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = -.10 p < .1 Women O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h b = +.00 ns Men

Coefficients controlled for:
- Age
- Age^2
- Sex
- Type of settlement
- Health status
- Health Index
- Smoking
- Education
- Income(ln)
- Job
- Social Status
- Marital status

Pooled regression
Similar results obtained:
- Linear regression with random/fixed effects
- Ordered logit regression
- Panel logistic regression with random/fixed effects