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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
No children
Our Classification
Distribution
West Germany  M=1.97    SD=+.81
East Germany    M=1.87    SD=+.81
Operationalization
Having no children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.13 p < .10 Mothers West-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.12 ns Mothers East-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.11 ns Fathers West-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = +.01 ns Fathers East-Germany

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