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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
Employment status
Our Classification
Operationalization
1: Employed
    a: Full-time
    b: Part-time
    c: Vocational training
    d: Marginally
0: not employed (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.35 p < .01 Full-time                (vs not employed) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.25 p < .05 Part-time                (vs not employed) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = +.03 ns Vocational training      (vs not employed) O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b-fix = -.03 ns Marginally employed      (vs not employed)

b-fix controlled for:
- separated or not
- stable partner
- mothers' age
- age of youngest child
- number of children in household
- changes net equivalent income
- childcare