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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study IT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Italy, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 2010
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of children
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Have you had any children?"
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=3.00     Mt=6.7
1       M=2.99     Mt=6.6
2       M=2.93     Mt=6.4
3       M=2.98     Mt=6.6
4       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
5       M=2.94     Mt=6.5
6       M=3.33     Mt=7.8 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=7.17      Mt=6.9
1       M=7.40      Mt=7.1
2       M=7.27      Mt=7.0
3       M=7.16      Mt=6.8
4       M=7.47      Mt=7.2
5       M=7.32      Mt=7.0
6       M=7.15      Mt=6.8 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=1.44      Mt=6.4  
1       M=1.12      Mt=6.1
2       M=1.06      Mt=6.1
3       M= .84      Mt=5.8
4       M=1.53      Mt=6.5
5       M=1.12      Mt=6.1
6       M= .79      Mt=5.8 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.00 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.08 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.08 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.11 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.00 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income