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Correlational findings

Study Daukantaite & Zukauskiene (2006): study SE 1998

Public
Middle-aged employed Swedish women 1998
Survey name
IDA Individual Development and Adaptation
Sample
Respondents
N = 316
Non Response
23 %
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
personal interview plus questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Child status
Our Classification
Distribution
0 = 11.1 %, 1a = 19.4 %, 1b = 65 %, 1c =4.5 %
Operationalization
0:  no children
1:  has children
     a: at least one child 0-7 years old living with them.
     b: at least one child older than 7 years living with them.
     c: at least one child but not living with them.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BW-cy-mq-v-5-d DM = +/- No children:                      M = 1.52
At least one child 0-7            M = 2.02
At least one child older than 7   M = 1.97
At least one chld but not at home M = 2.18