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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study PL 1989

Public
18+ aged, general public, Poland, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 938
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=2.95     Mt=6.5
1       M=2.96     Mt=6.5
2       M=2.98     Mt=6.6
3       M=3.02     Mt=6.7
4       M=2.96     Mt=6.5
5       M=2.80     Mt=6.0
6       M=2.84     Mt=6.1 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=6.65      Mt=6.3
1       M=6.50      Mt=6.1
2       M=6.80      Mt=6.4
3       M=6.81      Mt=6.5
4       M=6.15      Mt=5.7
5       M=6.50      Mt=6.1
6       M=5.68      Mt=5.2 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=1.39      Mt=6.4  
1       M=1.35      Mt=6.3
2       M=1.48      Mt=6.5
3       M=1.86      Mt=6.9
4       M=1.75      Mt=6.8
5       M= .20      Mt=5.2
6       M= .95      Mt=6.0 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.02 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 = +.02 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.05 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