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Correlational findings

Study Ferree (1976): study US 1974

Public
Working class mothers, USA, 1974
Sample
Respondents
N = 135
Non Response
25%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Employment
Our Classification
Distribution
Full-time housewive = 55 % (N= 75), Working mothers = 45 % (N = 60),
Operationalization
0 Full-time housewives
1 Working mothers

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-c-sq-n-*-a D% = +                       % Happy:
Full-time housewives:   74 %
Working mothers:        86 %
Difference             +12 %

In publication reported as % dissatisfied: Housewives 26%, Employed women 14 %