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Correlational findings

Study Schober & Stahl (2016): study DE 2007

Public
Mothers with <6 aged children, Germany, followed 5 years 2007 - 2012
Survey name
DE-SOEP combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 3203
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Mother unemployed
Our Classification
Operationalization
1: unemployed
0: not unemployed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = CHANGE happiness by CHANGE to unemployment O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.23 ns Partnered mothers in West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.15 ns Partnered mothers in East Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.06 ns Lone mothers in West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.03 ns Lone mothers in East Germany

b-fix controlled for CHANGE in:
- self-rated health
- care by relatives
- fathers self-reported childcare & housework hours
- age youngest child
- county-level unemployment rated & public expenditured per capita
- moved between counties
- county border reform