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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study BY 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Belarus, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1015
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=2.39     Mt=4.6
1       M=2.50     Mt=5.0
2       M=2.42     Mt=4.8
3       M=2.56     Mt=5.2
4       M=2.57     Mt=5.2
5       M=2.70     Mt=5.7
6       Less than 10 Ss
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 0       M=5.32      Mt=4.8
1       M=5.53      Mt=5.0
2       M=5.50      Mt=5.0
3       M=5.69      Mt=5.2
4       M=6.05      Mt=5.6
5       M=5.90      Mt=5.4
6       Less than 10 Ss
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 0       M= .41      Mt=5.4
1       M= .68      Mt=5.7
2       M= .85      Mt=5.9
3       M=1.01      Mt=6.0
4       M= .91      Mt=5.9
5       M=1.30      Mt=6.3
6       Less than 10 Ss
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.05 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.06 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.10 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.03 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.06 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.13 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.14 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.16 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income