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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study DE East Germany 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, East Germany, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1336
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-c-sq-v-4-a DM = + 0       M=2.94     Mt=6.5
1       M=2.96     Mt=6.5
2       M=2.97     Mt=6.6
3       M=2.97     Mt=6.6
4       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
5       M=2.72     Mt=5.7
6       M=3.30     Mt=7.7 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=6.72      Mt=6.4
1       M=6.73      Mt=6.4
2       M=6.79      Mt=6.4
3       M=6.54      Mt=6.2
4       M=6.44      Mt=6.0
5       M=6.89      Mt=6.5
6       M=7.55      Mt=7.3 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=1.27      Mt=6.3  
1       M=1.30      Mt=6.3
2       M=1.25      Mt=6.3
3       M=1.24      Mt=6.2
4       M= .91      Mt=5.9
5       M= .84      Mt=5.8
6       M=2.40      Mt=7.4 O-HL-c-sq-v-4-a r = +.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.02 ns O-HL-c-sq-v-4-a tc = +.01 ns O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = -.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.02 ns O-HL-c-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.04 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 = 0 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income