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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
Housework hours of father
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = CHANGE in happiness by CHANGE in housework father O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.02 ns Partnered mothers in West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.08 p < .1 Partnered mothers in East Germany

b-fix controlled for:
- health mother
- employment status mother
- care by relatives
- fathers self-reported childcare hours
- age youngest child
- county-level unemployment rates & public expenditures per capita
- moved between counties
- county border reform