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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
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=2.61     Mt=5.4
1       M=2.71     Mt=5.7
2       M=2.89     Mt=6.3
3       M=2.80     Mt=6.0
4       M=2.57     Mt=5.2
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=5.92      Mt=5.5
1       M=6.03      Mt=5.6
2       M=6.18      Mt=5.8
3       M=5.38      Mt=4.9
4       M=5.86      Mt=5.4
5       less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M= .64      Mt=5.6
1       M= .85      Mt=5.9
2       M=1.05      Mt=6.0
3       M=1.03      Mt=6.0
4       M=1.64      Mt=6.7
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.12 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.00 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.10 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.10 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.07 p < .01 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 = -.09 p < .05 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