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Booth & VanOurs (2009): study AU 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Booth, A.L.; VanOurs, J.C.
Title:
Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-time Work Make the Family Happier?
Source:
Economica, 2009, Vol. 76, 176 - 196

Investigation

Public
Couples, Australia, followed 4 years 2001-2004
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 8170
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?

I want you to pick a number between 0 and 10 that indicates your level of satisfaction. The more satisfied you are, the higher the number you should pick. The less satisfied you are, the lower the number.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

This item is at the end of a list of identical questions about satisfaction in specific domains of life: home, employment opportunities, financial situation, safety, neighborhood, health and free time
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Calculated from the women and men figures for Life satisfaction in table 1 (booth 2009 grouped data.xls)
Page in publication:
180
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.95 7.95
SD:
0.13 0.13

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Current employment status Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Full-time vs part-time
Employment of spouse
Spouse part-time employed
Change in employment: part-time full-time Change in employment
Change from/to full-time homemaker
Child born Birth of children Family income Household income Health Health of spouse
Self-perceived health
Health of partner Physical health of spouse Working hours Hours work Working hours of partner Hours work
Work conditions of spouse
Change to employment Becamet (re)employed
Change from/to full-time homemaker