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Correlational findings

Study Ferree (1984): study US 1971

Public
White married women, USA, 1971-76
Sample
Respondents
N = 2541
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Housewife
Our Classification
Remarks
In the article presented as 'employed', Here presented as 'home maker', so sign reversed. Since happiness was also reverse coded in the report (lower values indicating greater satisfaction) this sign was also reversed, resulting is the same sign as reported in the paper)
Distribution
Employed women N = 234, Housewives = 362
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1  Housewives: women not in the labor force
0  Employed: women in the labor force

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a DM = - Women with husband in white collar job
- Housewives M = 5,89
- Employed   M = 5,90
Difference      -0,01 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a DM = + Women with husbands in blue collar job
- Housewives   M = 5,76
- Employed     M = 5,69
Difference        +0,08 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa DM = - Women with husband in white collar job
- Housewives M = 1,76
- Employed   M = 1,91
Difference      -0,15 O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa DM = - Women with husbands in blue collar job
- Housewives   M = 1,54
- Employed     M = 1,64
Difference        -0,10 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a b = -.27 ns O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = -.91 ns B's Controlled for:
- age
- N of children
- Size of place
- Having a child below age 6