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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study CN 1990

Public
18+aged, general public, China, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
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=2.93     Mt=6.4
1       M=2.94     Mt=6.5
2       M=3.02     Mt=6.7
3       M=2.83     Mt=6.1
4       M=2.79     Mt=6.0
5       M=3.12     Mt=7.1
6       M=2.83     Mt=6.1 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 0       M= .86      Mt=5.9  
1       M=1.73      Mt=6.7
2       M=1.56      Mt=6.6
3       M=1.17      Mt=6.2
4       M=1.49      Mt=6.5
5       M=1.57      Mt=6.6
6       M=1.64      Mt=6.6 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = -.02 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.09 p < .01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = -.01 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.09 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = -.01 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.06 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income