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Correlational findings

Study Shapiro & Lambert (1999): study US 1987

Public
Fathers of child below age 19, USA, followed 5 years 1987 - 1994
Survey name
US-NSFH combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 844
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Ethnicity
Our Classification
Remarks
co-resident = living with child
Related specification variables
Operationalization
a: white (reference)
b: black
bc hispanic
d: other race

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.12 ns ALL FATHERS at T2

Black (vs white) O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.05 ns Hispanic (vs white) O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = +.10 ns Other race (.101) (vs white)
b controled for:
- Recently divorced
- Personal characteristics
  - age
  - income (logged)
  - education
  - first marriage
  - number of children
- Focal child characteristics
  - Male
  - age
- T1-T2 CHANGE in father-child relationship
- T1 happiness of father O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.42 ns RECENTLY DIVORCED FATHERS at T2 Only

Black (vs white) O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = -.41 ns Hispanic (vs white) O-HL-c-sq-n-7-b b = +.06 ns Other race (vs white)

b controled for:
- Living with child
- Personal characteristics
  - age
  - income (logged)
  - education
  - first marriage
  - number of children
  - months separated
  - relationship with ex-spouse
- Focal child characteristics
  - Male
  - age
- Father-child relationship at T1