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Correlational findings

Study Feller et al. (2013): study DE 1994

Public
35-65 aged, general population, Germany, followed 4 years1994-2008
Survey name
EU-EPIC (Europ. Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) 1994-1998
Sample
Respondents
N = 48976
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Baseline instruments to collect several aspects on diet and life-style included self-administered questionnaires, PC-guided interviews and physical examinations

Correlate

Authors's Label
Family status
Our Classification
Operationalization
Marital status:
1 married
0 unmarried
    a single
    b divorced
    c widowed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-g-sq-v-4-b D% = + T1 happiness by T1 marital status

- Single                %
  Very satisfied        6       
  Rather satisfied      9
  Unsatisfied          11

- Married
  Very satisfied       83       
  Rather satisfied     76
  Unsatisfied          67
                  
- Divorced   
  Very satisfied        8       
  Rather satisfied     11
  Unsatisfied          17
                 
- Widowed   
  Very satisfied        3       
  Rather satisfied      4
  Unsatisfied           5