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Correlational findings

Study Ifcher (2011): study US 1988

Public
Childbearing aged, USA, 1988 - 2006
Survey name
US-GSS
Sample
Respondents
N = 15713
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Before-after-reform
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Single mothers vs single childless women (Table IV)
Single mothers vs single childless men (Table V)
Single mothers vs married mothers (Table VI)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = CHANGE in Happiness by CHANGE in reform O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .168 p < .01 1) Single mothers vs single childless women

Panel A: Unrestricted sample O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .171 p < .01 OPRC controlled for
- age
- gender
- native-born
- race O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .154 p < .01 Panel A: Unrestricted sample

OPRC controlled for
- age
- gender
- native-born
- race
- education
- marital status
- region O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .210 p < .05 2) Single mothers vs single childless men

Panel A: Unrestricted sample

OPRC controlled for:
- age
- gender
- native born
- race O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .333 p < .05 Panel B: sample restricted to respondents who completed highschool (at most)


OPRC controlled for:
- age
- gender
- native born
- race O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .526 p < .05 Panel C: sample restricted to respondents who did not complete highschool

OPRC controlled for:
- age
- gender
- native born
- race


Further covariate specifications do not change results. O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa OPRC = .006 ns 3) Single mothers vs married mothers

Panel A: Unrestricted sample

OPRC controlled for:
- age
- gender
- native born
- race

Further specifications (covariates and subsamples) do not change results.