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
- Number of children
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1: got child(ren)
a: first child
b: second child
c: third or more child
0: Did not get children
Observed Relation with Happiness
- women b-fix = +.08 (ns)
- men b-fix = +.05 (ns)
b-fix controled for CHANGE in:
- marital status
- employment status
- men b-fix = +.02 (05)
b-fix additionally controled for
- share of time spend on leisure
- men b-fix = +.13 (000)
b-fix additionally controled for CHANGE in
- euivalent household income
- women b-fix = +.04 (ns)
- men b-fix = +.05 (ns)
b-fix controled for CHANGE in:
- marital status
- employment status
- men b-fix = +.06 (06)
b-fix additionally controled for
- share of time spend on leisure
- men b-fix = +.14 (01)
b-fix additionally controled for CHANGE in
- euivalent household income
- women b-fix = +.04 (ns)
- men b-fix = +.11 (ns)
b-fix controled for CHANGE in:
- marital status
- employment status
- men b-fix = +.13 (ns)
b-fix additionally controled for
- share of time spend on leisure
- men b-fix = +.23 (01)
b-fix additionally controled for CHANGE in
- equivalent household income
Positive effects of getting children are counterbalances by loss of leisure time and income