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Correlational findings

Study Layard et al. (2013): study GB 2004

Public
34 aged, United Kingdom, followed from childhood, 2004
Survey name
UK-British Cohort Study
Sample
Respondents
N = 8868
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Has partner
Our Classification
Remarks
Data set using imputation for missing variables.
Operationalization
+0.685 Married/cohabitating with children
+0.530 Married/cohabitating without children
- 0.004 Single with children
+0.000 Single without children
Values taken from a regression of life-satisfaction on "success" variables plus 6 family dummies.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLC-h-sq-n-11-bb r = +.30 O-SLC-h-sq-n-11-bb Beta = +.23 Beta controlled for:
- Income
- Employed
- Good conduct
- Educational achievement
- Self-perceived health(at age 26)
- Emotional health(at age 26)
O-SLC-h-sq-n-11-bb Beta = +.23 Beta additionally controlled for:
- Intellectual performance (5,10,16)
- Good conduct (5,10,16)
- Family economic
- Family psychosocial
- Gender (female)