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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
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=2.90     Mt=6.3
1       M=2.92     Mt=6.4
2       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
3       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
4       M=3.00     Mt=6.7
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 0       M= .92      Mt=5.9
1       M=1.55      Mt=6.5
2       M=1.62      Mt=6.6
3       M=1.84      Mt=6.8
4       M= .69      Mt=5.7
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.12 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.03 ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.10 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.07 p < .05 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.11 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income