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Correlational findings

Study Koczan (2013a): study DE 1984

Public
16+ aged general public, Germany, followed 1-26 years, 1984-2010
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 71779
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Migration
Our Classification
Operationalization
Were you born in Germany?
1: Yes
0: No

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d DM = - Immigrants:  M=6.7 SD=1.75
Natives:     M=7.1 SD=1.81
- difference:  0.4 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.28 p < .001 B controlled for:
- Gender
- Marital status
- Years of education
- Employed
- Age O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = +.07 NS B when additionally controlled for:
- Works in occupation of training
- Home ownership
- Household size
- Job insecurity
- Parental education
- Urban/rural childhood
- Health