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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study AT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Austria, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1460
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=3.10     Mt=7.0
1       M=3.19     Mt=7.3
2       M=3.28     Mt=7.6
3       M=3.28     Mt=7.6
4       M=3.25     Mt=7.5
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 0       M=6.06      Mt=5.6
1       M=6.52      Mt=6.1
2       M=7.16      Mt=6.8
3       M=6.36      Mt=6.0
4       M=5.54      Mt=5.0
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 0       M=1.54      Mt=6.5
1       M=1.58      Mt=6.6
2       M=2.07      Mt=7.1
3       M=2.40      Mt=7.4
4       M=2.25      Mt=7.3
5       Less than 10 Ss
6       Less than 10 Ss O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.11 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.09 p < .01 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.12 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.07 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tc = +.08 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.09 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.00 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.04 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = -.02 ns ß controlled for sex, age, and household income