Study Gerlach & Stephan (1996): study XZ Germany West 1984
- Public
- 16-65 aged, general public, Germany, followed from 1984 to1993
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 54066
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Change in marital status
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Subjects with at least two observations, so not all followed 10 years.
- Distribution
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Mean
age <30 30-49 >49
M F M F M F
never married .63 .57 .11 .07 .04 .04 (?)
married .26 .41 .82 .82 .88 .74
divorced .01 .02 .06 .08 .04 .07
widowed .00 .00 .01 .03 .04 .15 - Operationalization
- Change in last 10 years from
0 never married
to:
1 Married
1 Divorced
1 Widowed
Observed Relation with Happiness
Married age <30 30-49 >49
- women +.25(01) +.19(ns) -.65(ns)
- men +.21(05) +.13(ns) -.31(ns)
Widowed age <30 30-49 >49
- women -1.32(ns) -.42(ns) +.11(ns)
- men -.01(ns) -.48(ns) -.63(ns)
Divorced age <30 30-49 >49
- women +.29(ns) +.38(ns) -.33(ns)
- men -.03(ns) +.23(ns) +.17(ns)
B's controled for CHANGE in:
- labour market position
- household income
- self perceived disability
- self perceived health