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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study NL 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1017
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Children in the household
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "How many of them are still living at home?"
0   None
1   1 child
2   2 children
3   3 children
4   4 children
5   5 children
6   6 or more children
    

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = 0       M=3.38     Mt=7.9
1       M=3.38     Mt=7.9
2       M=3.45     Mt=8.2
3       M=3.41     Mt=8.0
4       Less than 10 Ss
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Empty category O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 0       M=7.87      Mt=7.6
1       M=7.78      Mt=7.5
2       M=7.91      Mt=7.7
3       M=7.63      Mt=7.4
4       Less than 10 Ss
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Empty category A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 0       M=1.79      Mt=6.8
1       M=1.84      Mt=6.8
2       M=1.89      Mt=6.9
3       M=2.06      Mt=7.1
4       Less than 10 Ss
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Empty category O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.04 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.03 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.03 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.03 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.04 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = -.02 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income