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Correlational findings

Study Ifcher & Zarghamee (2014): study US 1972

Public
18-45 aged, USA 1972-2008
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Respondents
N = 26005
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Time trend
Our Classification
Operationalization
1972
:
2008

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa DM = + Single mothers became happier, most so in the early 1970s.
Persistent gap remains between single mothers and others.
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = + Difference in happiness time trend of single mothers compared to
- all Americans       OPRC = +.53 (05)
- all females         OPRC = +.67 (05)
- single females      OPRC = +.75 (01)
- mothers, not single OPRC = +.28 (ns)

OPRCs controled for:
- gender
- age
- race
- native born

OPRCs under additional control for education, health, employment, number of children, region in the USA yielded similar results. OPRC for single mothers vs. all Americans becomes insignificant.

Binary probit analysis yielded similar results.