print

Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study ES 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Spain, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 4147
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=3.05     Mt=6.8
1       M=3.08     Mt=6.9
2       M=3.09     Mt=7.0
3       M=3.03     Mt=6.8
4       M=3.00     Mt=6.7
5       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
6       M=2.78     Mt=6.0 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=7.05      Mt=6.7
1       M=7.23      Mt=6.9
2       M=7.30      Mt=7.0
3       M=7.10      Mt=6.8
4       M=7.25      Mt=6.9
5       M=6.87      Mt=6.5
6       M=6.55      Mt=6.2 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M= .87      Mt=5.9  
1       M= .74      Mt=5.7
2       M= .73      Mt=5.7
3       M= .57      Mt=5.6
4       M= .54      Mt=5.5
5       M= .28      Mt=5.3
6       M= .20      Mt=5.2 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 0       M=3.05     Mt=6.8
1       M=3.08     Mt=6.9
2       M=3.09     Mt=7.0
3       M=3.03     Mt=6.8
4       M=3.00     Mt=6.7
5       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
6       M=2.78     Mt=6.0 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=7.05      Mt=6.7
1       M=7.23      Mt=6.9
2       M=7.30      Mt=7.0
3       M=7.10      Mt=6.8
4       M=7.25      Mt=6.9
5       M=6.87      Mt=6.5
6       M=6.55      Mt=6.2 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M= .87      Mt=5.9  
1       M= .74      Mt=5.7
2       M= .73      Mt=5.7
3       M= .57      Mt=5.6
4       M= .54      Mt=5.5
5       M= .28      Mt=5.3
6       M= .20      Mt=5.2 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.09 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.06 p < .01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.09 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.03 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.07 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.03 p < .05 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.07 p < .001 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 = -.00 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 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 = -.00 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