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Studies

Ackerman et al. (1989): study US 1986

Publication

Author(s):
Ackerman, N.M.; Bailey, D.; Jenson, G.O.
Title:
Farm Work and Family: Major Sources of Satisfaction for Farm Families.
Source:
Utah Science, 1989, Vol. 50, 134 - 142

Investigation

Public
Dairy farm couples, Utah, USA,1986
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 116
Non Response
28%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Two-person interview teams conducted separate simultaneous interviews with the husband and wife in each dairy farm household.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Overall quality of life
Page in publication:
136
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.66 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Husband&Wife Sexe: male (vs female) Satisfaction with farm work Satisfaction with farming Satisfaction with family life Satisfaction with family of relatives Satisfaction with oneself Evaluation of self-as-a-whole Satisfaction with own health Attitudes to own health Satisfaction with family income Satisfaction with income Satisfaction with spare time, how spent Attitudes to own activity pattern
Satisfaction with leisure
Satisfaction with off-farm job Satisfaction with side jobs Satisfaction with house Satisfaction with housing
Build environment
Satisfaction with national government Attitudes to national government Satisfaction with goods and services in local area Satisfaction with amenities in vicinity
Build environment