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Correlational findings

Study Kühn (2018): study DE 1984

Public
Mothers, Germany, followed 1984 - 2011
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 2006
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Change net equivalent income
Our Classification
Distribution
Major deterioration: 11.8%
Small deterioration:  11.1%
Stable:                       60.5%         
Small improvement: 14.2%
Major improvement: 2.4%
Operationalization
1: Change in income level
    a: Major deterioration
    b: Small deterioration
    c: Small improvement
    d: Major improvement
0: Stable (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.38 p < .001 Major deterioration (vs stable income) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.22 p < .05 Small deterioration (vs stable income) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.07 ns Small improvement   (vs stable income) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.02 ns Major improvement   (vs stable income)