Baranowska-Rataj & Matysiak (2011): study PL 2003

Publication

Author(s):

Baranowska-Rataj, A.; Matysiak, A.

Title:

Does Parenthood increase Happiness? Evidence for Poland.

Source:

Working Paper, Institute of Statistics and Demography, 2011, Warsaw, Poland

Investigation

Public

18-35 aged women, Poland, 2003-2011

Survey name

PL-SocialDiagnosis 2003

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 27251

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.

Classification:

O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a

Author's label:

Subjective wellbeing

Remarks:

Never married, non-cohabiting, with children: M = 2,78
Earlier married, non-cohabiting with children:  M = 2,65

Page in publication:

15

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.72 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Having children Current parental status Age Age difference in childbearing age Education Level of school-education
Involved in schooling or not Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with income Satisfaction with income Labour market situation Unemployed involuntary
Not in labor force Employment of husband Employed
Unemployed Age of children Age of children