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Correlational findings

Study Stanca (2012): study ZZ World samples 1980

Public
15+ aged, general public, 54 nations, 1980 - 2008
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
Sample
Respondents
N = 345000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Parenthood
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: parent
0: non-parent

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.86 p < .01 Overall O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = -.02 p < .01 Overall O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.0 p < .01 Married only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.98 ns Living as married only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.0 ns Divorced only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -4.2 p < .01 Separated only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.38 ns Widowed only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.6 p < .01 Singles only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -2.7 p < .01 15-24 year-olds only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.7 p < .01 25-34 year-olds only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.4 p < .01 35-44 year-olds only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.0 ns 45-54 year-olds only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.11 ns 55-64 year olds O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +1.8 ns 65 and older O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -1.1 p < .01 Females only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = -.79 p < .01 Males only

b values controled for
- Number of children
- Income
- Employment status
- Education
- Marital status
- Sex
- Age group
- Country
- WVS wave

Ordered Probit analaysis yielded similar results (Table 3)