Study Gash et al. (2010): study DE 1996
- Public
- Married women aged 20-59, Germany, followed 10 years, 1996-2006,
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 21189
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Change in employment status
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1 = 1996, T2 = 2006.Excluded are women that leave the labor market.
- Distribution
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a: FT-FT 38,40 % = 8137
b FT-PT 2,72 % = 576
c PT-PT 22,89 % = 4850
d PT-FT 2,88 % = 610 - Operationalization
- Change in employment status between T1 and T2
a Full-time to part-time (vs continuous full-time)
b part-time to full-time (vs continuous part-time)
c inactive to full-time( vs continuously inactive)
d inactive to part-time (vs continuously inactive)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Negatively affected by job switch (Beta = -.02, ns)
CHANGE happiness measured controling correlation with T2 happiness for T1 happiness
Beta's controlled for:
- age
- education
- income
- number of children at T1
- change in number of children
- health
- marriage
- change in occupational status
- Change in firm size (FT only)
Happiness 0-10 was recoded to 1-7
All effects smaller, the higher T1 happiness
All effects greater when accompanied by:
- change in household income
- change in health
- additional children
All effects similar across
- age
- education
- being married or not
- number of children