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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study DK 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Denmark, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1030
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=3.26     Mt= 7.5
1       M=3.40     Mt= 8.0
2       M=3.44     Mt= 8.1
3       M=3.42     Mt= 8.1
4       M=3.45     Mt= 8.2
5       M=4.00     Mt=10.0
6       M=4.00     Mt=10.0 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M= 7.86     Mt= 7.6
1       M= 8.33     Mt= 8.1
2       M= 8.34     Mt= 8.2
3       M= 8.36     Mt= 8.2
4       M= 8.64     Mt= 8.5
5       M= 8.00     Mt= 7.8
6       M=10.00     Mt=10.00 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=1.79      Mt=6.8
1       M=2.07      Mt=7.1
2       M=2.15      Mt=7.1
3       M=1.87      Mt=6.9
4       M=1.91      Mt=6.9
5       M= .00      Mt=5.0
6       M=3.00      Mt=8.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.13 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.11 p < .01 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.05 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.08 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.05 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.03 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = -.03 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income