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Correlational findings

Study Herbst (2013): study US 1986

Public
Single mothers, USA 1986-2005
Survey name
US-DDB combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 4000
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
mailed a written questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Single mother
Our Classification
Remarks
High educated unmaried women aged 18-60 Low educated unmarried women aged 18-45
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Unmarried women
1: with children
0: without children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLP-c-sq-n-6-a D% = - HIGH EDUCATED     % happy
With children    22.8% (ns)
without children 28.8% (01)
- difference     -6%
O-SLP-c-sq-n-6-a D% = - LOW EDUCATED     % happy
With children    23.2% (ns)
without children 28.6% (01)
- difference     -5.4%