TABLE 2.

Coefficients from linear regression models predicting happiness, Model 2 (N=201,988)

Variable	Coefficient	SE	t	p value	95% CI
Number of children (none)
One	−0.032	0.006	−4.77	0.000	(−0.045 −0.020)
Two	−0.034	0.006	−5.40	0.000	(−0.046 −0.022)
Three	−0.026	0.007	−3.39	0.000	(−0.039 −0.012)
Four or more	−0.055	0.007	−6.64	0.000	(−0.069 −0.041)
Sex (male)
Female	0.035	0.003	11.36	0.000	(0.029 0.041)
Age (15–19)
Ages 20–39	−0.111	0.008	−13.79	0.000	(−0.127 −0.095)
Age 40+	−0.181	0.009	−20.88	0.000	(−0.198 −0.164)
Income (high)
Low	−0.164	0.005	−34.84	0.000	(−0.173 −0.155)
Middle	−0.054	0.004	−12.57	0.000	(−0.062 −0.045)
Socioeconomic status (low)
Middle	0.121	0.004	32.70	0.000	(0.114 0.129)
High	0.121	0.004	42.68	0.000	(0.201 0.220)
Marital status (married)
Cohabiting	−0.083	0.007	−11.27	0.000	(−0.097 −0.069)
Separated/divorced	−0.277	0.007	−38.12	0.000	(−0.291 −0.263)
Widowed	−0.243	0.007	−36.78	0.000	(−0.256 −0.230)
Single	−0.157	0.006	−24.95	0.000	(−0.169 −0.144)

NOTE: Coefficients for country and year dummy variables not shown. SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval. R squared = 0.16.

Happiness is measured on a linear scale from 1 (not at all happy) to 4 (very happy).

SOURCE: World Values Surveys 1981–2005.