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Correlational findings

Study Schober & Stahl (2016): study DE 2007

Public
Mothers with <6 aged children, Germany, followed 5 years 2007 - 2012
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 3203
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Mother poor health
Our Classification
Remarks
Originally coded as bad health. Reversed by WDH team to fit classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
How would you describe your current health?
1 bad
2 poor
3 satisfactory
4 good
5 very good

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = CHANGE happiness bx CHANGE health O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.30 p < .001 Partnered mothers in West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.30 p < .001 Partnered mothers in East Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.38 p < .001 Single mothers in West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.63 p < .001 Single mothers in East Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d d = .33 p < .01 Difference of partnered and single mothers in effect of poor health on life satisfaction in East Germany. O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d d = .08 ns Difference of partnered and single mothers in effect of poor health on life satisfaction in West Germany.


b-fix controlled for CHANGE in:
- employment status mother
- care by relatives
- fathers self-reported childcare & housework hours
- age youngest child
- county-levlel unemployment rates & public expenditures per capita
- moved between counties
- county border reform