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Correlational findings

Study Bartolini et al. (2013a): study DE 1988

Public
14+ aged, Germany, 1988 - 2007
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 59527
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of children in household
Our Classification
Distribution
N=338757   M=0.19   sd=0.39
Related specification variables
Operationalization
0 no children in household
1 1 child in household
2 2 children in household
3 3 or more children in household

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = + West Germany 1988-2007, N=80337
1: B=+.13 p<.01
2: B=+.17 p<.01
3: B=+.38 p<.01
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-a b = + Germany 1994-2007, N=59527
1: B=+.13 p<.01
2: B=+.16 p<.01
3: B=+.37 p<.01

Beta’s controlled for:
- Marital status
- Age
- Household size
- Years of education
- Living with parents when 16
- Log of monthly household income
- Log of reference income
- Log of monthly household income 3years before
- Attending events
- Social participation
- Unemployed
- Student
- Non-worker
- Retired
- Doing military or civil service

in last case additionally controlled for: Living in West Germany