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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
Job insecurity
Our Classification
Distribution
1: 16%
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
Is your contract of employment for an unlimited or limited period?
1: Limited
0: Unlimited

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.24 p < .001 CHANGE IN HAPPINESS BY CHANGE IN JOB SECURITY

B controlled for:
- Age
- Marital status
- Employed
- Works in occupation of training
- Home ownership
- Household size
- Schooling
- Parental education
- Urban/rural childhood
- Health
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d b = -.43 p < .001 CURRENT happiness by CURRENT job security

B additionally controlled for:
- Gender
- Immigrant status