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Correlational findings

Study Pollmann-Schult (2018): study ZZ Europe 2002

Public
18-59 aged women in 24 European nations 2002 - 2012
Survey name
EU-ESS 1-5: 2002-2012
Sample
Respondents
N = 56431
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Societal attitudes in nation
Our Classification
Remarks
Calculation of the percentage of respondents in each country who approve of single mothers, so that higher index values reflect higher approval of single motherhood. (p.2069)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on question whether respondent would approve or disapprove with "a woman wants to have a child as a single parent, but she does not want to have a stable relationship with a man."

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b b = +.11 ns Group of mothers O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b b = +.11 ns Group of single women

b controled for:
- Personal characteristics
  - single (vs. partnered)
  - age
  - employment
  - education
  - health
  - (number and age of children
  - survey year)
- country characteristics
  - family benefits
  - child care provision
  - gender empowerment
  - GDP (log)