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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study HU 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Hungary, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 999
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=2.61     Mt=5.4
1       M=2.66     Mt=5.5
2       M=2.82     Mt=6.1
3       M=2.65     Mt=5.5
4       M=2.48     Mt=4.9
5       M=2.50     Mt=5.0
6       M=2.92     Mt=6.5
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=6.16      Mt=5.8
1       M=6.03      Mt=5.6
2       M=6.22      Mt=5.8
3       M=5.39      Mt=4.9
4       M=5.64      Mt=5.2
5       M=5.17      Mt=4.6
6       M=5.19      Mt=4.7
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M= .83      Mt=5.8  
1       M= .89      Mt=5.9
2       M= .93      Mt=5.9
3       M= .77      Mt=5.8
4       M= .31      Mt=5.3
5       M=1.50      Mt=6.5
6       M= .13      Mt=5.1
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.04 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.08 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.03 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.04 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = -.04 p < .05 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.09 p < .01 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = -.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income