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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
Education
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
education in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a b = +.05 ns Employed women O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a b = +.01 ns Housewives O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = +.12 p < .05 Employed women O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = +04 p < .05 Housewives

B's controlled for:
- Age
- N of children
- Size of place
- Having child < 6
- Employment
- Family income
Husband's job status
- respondents present or last job status
- social desirability
- time pressure

Reversed coding in paper : 1 = completely satisfied, 7 = completely dissatisfied
1= very happy, 3 = not too happy