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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study NG 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Nigeria, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1001
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=2.89     Mt=6.3
1       M=3.02     Mt=6.7
2       M=3.15     Mt=7.2
3       M=2.79     Mt=6.6
4       M=2.93     Mt=6.4
5       M=2.50     Mt=5.0
6       M=2.80     ms=6.0 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 0       M=6.26      Mt=5.8
1       M=6.83      Mt=6.5
2       M=7.26      Mt=7.0
3       M=6.05      Mt=5.6
4       M=6.79      Mt=6.4
5       M=5.43      Mt=4.9
6       M=6.00      Mt=5.6 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M=1.53      Mt=6.5
1       M=1.65      Mt=6.7
2       M=1.54      Mt=6.5
3       M=1.53      Mt=6.5
4       M=1.47      Mt=6.5
5       M=1.92      Mt=6.9
6       M=1.22      Mt=6.2 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.04 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 = +.00 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = -.01 ns O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.07 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.09 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.05 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income