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Correlational findings

Study Pollmann-Schult (2014): study DE 1994

Public
Working aged couples, Germany, followed at least 2 years, 1994 - 2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 16021
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status x parenthood
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
a: Married, at least 1 child below age 18 (reference)
b: Married, no child <18
c: Cohabiting, no child <18
d: Cohabiting, at least one child <18
e: Divorced, no child <18
f: Divorced, at least one child <18
g: Widowed, no child <18
h: Widowed, at least one child <18

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = CHANGE in happiness by CHANGE in marital status and parenthood O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = - p < .01 MARRIED, NO CHILD <18 (vs married, at least 1 child <18)

Women b-fix=-.147 (01)
Men   b-fix=-.116 (01) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = - p < .01 COHABITING, NO CHILD <18 (vs married, at least 1 child <18)

Women b-fix=-.175 (01)
Men   b-fix=-.194 (001) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +/- ns COHABITING, AT LEAST ONE CHILD <18 (vs married, at least 1 child <18)

Women b-fix=+.045 (ns)
Men   b-fix=-.002 (ns) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = - p < .001 DIVORCED, NO CHILD

Women b-fix=-.320 (001)
Men   b-fix=-.502 (001) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = - p < .05 DIVORCED, AT LEAST ONE CHILD <18 (vs married, at least 1 child <18)

Women b-fix=-.251 (001)
Men   b-fix=-.375 (05) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = - ns/s WIDOWED, NO CHILD <18 (vs married, at least 1 child <18)

Women b-fix=-.467 (ns)
Men   b-fix=-.859 (05) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = - p < .001 WIDOWED, AT LEAST ONE CHILD <18 (vs married, at least 1 child <18)

Women b-fix=- .517 (001)
Men   b-fix=-1.497 (001)


b-fix controlled for:
- marital status
- employment status
- subjective health status
- age and age squared
- indicator vaiables for the survey year
- relative time use
- equivalent household income