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Correlational findings

Study Schober & Schmitt (2013): study DE 2007

Public
Parents with under 3 years children, before and after expansion of day care, Germany, 2007 - 2011
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 4500
Non Response
3300
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Day care expansion
Our Classification
Operationalization
0: Before day care expansion
1: After day care expansion

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d DM = + p < .01 CHANGE AVERAGE happiness of parents in West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d DM = + ns CHANGE AVERAGE happiness of parents in East Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = +.03 p < .05 Mothers West-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = +.03 ns Mothers East-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = +.02 ns Fathers West-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = +.05 ns Fathers East-Germany

b-fix controled for
-Age of youngest child
-Number of children
-Mother age
-Rate of consensual unions
-Rate of cohabitation
-Rate of single parents
-Unemployment rate