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Correlational findings

Study Blanchflower & Clark (2021): study ZZ Europe 2009

Public
15+ aged, general public, 35 European nations, 2009 - 2019
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 1246028
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Maried with children
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Reference: married without children
a: (Re-)married living with children from this marriage
b: (Re-)married living with children from a previous marriage
c: (Re-)married living with children from this and previous marriage
d: Cohabiting without children
e: Cohabiting with children from this partnership
f: Cohabiting with children from a previous marriage
g: Cohabiting with children from this and previous marriage
h: Single living without children
i: Single living with children
j: Divorced or separated living without children
k: Divorced or separated living with children
l: Widow/er living without children
m: Widow/er living with children

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.01 p < .01 a: (Re-)married living with children from this marriage

All (b=0.0080) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.00 ns Men (-.0037) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.02 p < .01 Women (+.0177) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.02 p < .01 b: (Re-)married living with children from a previous marriage

All (-.0224) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.04 p < .01 Men (-.0410) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.01 ns Women (-.0085) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.01 ns c: (Re-)married living with children from this and previous marriage

All (+.0107) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.02 ns Men (+.0161) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.01 ns Women (+.0058) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.06 p < .01 d: Cohabiting without children

All(-.0607) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.06 p < .01 Men (-.0625) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.06 p < .01 Women (-.0547) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.02 p < .01 e: Cohabiting with children from this partnership

All (-.0240) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.03 p < .01 Men (-.0341) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.02 p < .01 Women (-.0156) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.04 p < .01 f: Cohabiting with children from a previous marriage

All (-.0387) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.04 p < .01 Men (-.0432) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.04 p < .01 Women (-.0358) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.01 ns g: Cohabiting with children from this and previous marriage

All (-.0108) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.02 ns Men (-.0235) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.00 ns Women (-.0040) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.12 p < .01 h: Single living without children

All (-.1231) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.13 p < .01 Men (-.1292) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.11 p < .01 Women (-.1086) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.14 p < .01 i: Single living with children

All (-.1429) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.14 p < .01 Men (-.1399) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.15 p < .01 Women (-.1448) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.18 p < .01 j: Divorced or separated living without children

All (-.1785) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.20 p < .01 Men (-.2013) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.15 p < .01 Women (-.1526) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.17 p < .01 k: Divorced or separated living with children

All (-.1712) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.16 p < .01 Men (-.1582) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.17 p < .01 Women (-.1714) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.16 p < .01 l: Widow/er living without children

All (-.1625) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.19 p < .01 Men (-.1944) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.14 p < .01 Women (-.1386) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.17 p < .01 m: Widow/er living with children

All (-.1704) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.15 p < .01 Men (-.1522) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.16 p < .01 Women (-.1616)


All b-values controlled for:
- difficulties paying bills
- age
- age2
- (sex)
- 34 country dummies
- 6 schooling dummies
- 10 year dummies
- 4 labour force status dummies