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Spreitzer et al. (1975): study US 1973

Publication

Author(s):
Spreitzer, E.; Larson, D.L.; Snyder, E.E.
Title:
Age, Marital Status, and Labor Force Participation as Related to Life Satisfaction.
Source:
Sex Roles, 1975, Vol. 1, 235 - 247

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973
Survey name
US-NORC
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 1500
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 13%,   2: 51%,   3: 36%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.23 7.30
SD:
0.66 1.72

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Male sex Sexe: male (vs female) Married vs never married Married (vs never married) Married vs divorced Married (vs divorced) Never married vs widowed Married (vs widowed) Never married vs divorced Never married (vs divorced) Widowed vs divorced Widowed (vs divorced) Employed status Current employment status