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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
Living with children (vs no children in household)
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: children in household
0: no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.17 p < .01 All O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.00 ns Below age 45 O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.01 p < .01 Aged 45 or more O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.01 p < .01 Males O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.02 p < .01 Females

b estimates controled for
- country dummies
- year
- eduction
- employment
- age, age squared
- gender

Stronger negative (compared to marrieds) among
- cohabitating
- singles
- divorced/separated
- widowe