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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
Age of youngest child
Our Classification
Distribution
West Germany: M = 22.7, SD = 7.15
East Germany: M = 23.6 SD = 6.7
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Age of youngest child in months

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.03 p < .001 Mothers West-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.02 ns Mothers East Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.02 p < .001 Fathers West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.01 ns Fathers East Germany

b-fix controled for
-No children
-Mother age
-Rate of consensual unions
-Rate of cohabitation
-Rate of single parents
-Unemployment rate