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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
Rate of cohabitation
Our Classification
Distribution
West Germany    M=+.12   SD=+.25
East Germany      M=+.31   SD=+.36
Operationalization
Rate of cohabitation

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -.55 p < .05 Fathers West-Germany O-SLW-c-sq-nv-11-d b-fix = -1.1 p < .05 Fathers East-Germany

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