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Correlational findings

Study Gove & Zeiss (1987): study US 1974

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1974-1975
Sample
Respondents
N = 2248
Non Response
23,3%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Employment status
Our Classification
Operationalization
0 Not employed outside the home
1 Employed outside the home

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + WOMEN
Married, no children
- Employed      M = 3,56
- Not employed  M = 3,40
Difference       +0,16 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Married, children at home
- Employed      M = 3,38
- Not employed  M = 3,37
Difference       +0,01 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = Married, children away
- Employed      M = 3,36
- Not employed  M = 3,36
Difference        0,00 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Not Married, no children
- Employed      M = 3,23
- Not employed  M = 3,04
Difference       +0,19 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Not married, children at home
- Employed      M = 3,17
- Not employed  M = 2,93
Difference       +0,24 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Not married, children away
- Employed      M = 2 97
- Not employed  M = 2,87
Difference       +0,10 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + MEN
Married, no children
- Employed      M = 3,37
- Not employed  M = 2,97
Difference       +0,30 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Married,children at home
- Employed      M = 3,21
- Not employed  M = 3,14
Difference       +0,07 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Married, children away
- Employed      M = 3,50
- Not employed  M = 3,44
Difference       +0,06 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Not Married, no children
- Employed      M = 3,03
- Not employed  M = 2,84
Difference       +0,19 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Not Married, children at home
- Employed      M = 2,64
- Not employed  M = 2,59
Difference       +0,05 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-aa DM = + Not married, children away
- Employed      M = 3,01
- Not employed  M = 2,82
Difference       +0,19