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
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- Operationalization
- 1972
:
2008
Observed Relation with Happiness
Persistent gap remains between single mothers and others.
- 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.