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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
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=2.95     Mt=6.5
1       M=3.06     Mt=6.9
2       M=2.99     Mt=6.6
3       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
4       M=3.20     Mt=7.3
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=7.14      Mt=6.8
1       M=7.57      Mt=7.3
2       M=7.34      Mt=7.0
3       M=6.97      Mt=6.6
4       M=8.48      Mt=8.3
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=1.21      Mt=6.2
1       M=1.29      Mt=6.3
2       M=1.19      Mt=6.2
3       M= .79      Mt=5.8
4       M=2.09      Mt=7.1
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.03 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.04 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.00 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.02 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.03 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.07 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.05 p < .05 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