Correlations for all countries (n = 27 countries averaged across 2–3 waves per country) The survey variables (life satisfaction and parental unemployment) are aggregated across all waves for each country. National unemployment is the average national unemployment for all years from 2 years before first wave up until and including the year of the latest survey. | ||
National unemploymenta | Life satisfaction, average | |
% unemployed mothers | 0.6639 (p < 0.001) | −0.2307 (0.247) |
% unemployed fathers | 0.6276 (p < 0.001) | −0.6120 (p < 0.001) |
Life satisfaction, average | −0.3930 (p = 0.043) | |
Correlations for all country-years (n = 74 country years) All variables are mean centered around the country mean. Survey variables (life satisfaction and parental unemployment) are aggregated by each country-wave, then mean-centered around the average for all waves per country. | ||
National unemploymenta | Life satisfaction, average | |
% unemployed mothers | 0.7639 (p < 0.001) | 0.0461 (p = 0.697) |
% unemployed fathers | 0.9094 (p < 0.001) | 0.0335 (p = 0.777) |
Life satisfaction, average | 0.1496 (p = 0.203) |