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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study CA 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1730
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=3.03     Mt=6.8
1       M=3.04     Mt=6.8
2       M=3.07     Mt=6.9
3       M=3.16     Mt=7.2
4       M=2.88     Mt=6.3
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=7.87      Mt=7.6
1       M=7.84      Mt=7.6
2       M=7.85      Mt=7.6
3       M=8.24      Mt=8.1
4       M=7.72      Mt=7.5
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=2.28      Mt=7.3
1       M=2.18      Mt=7.2
2       M=2.48      Mt=7.5
3       M=2.52      Mt=7.5
4       M=2.26      Mt=7.3
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 = +.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.04 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.02 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.03 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.01 ns 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 = +.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income