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Correlational findings

Study Rose (1955): study US 1952

Public
Married couples, middle aged, middle-class, USA, 1952-53
Sample
Respondents
N = 416
Non Response
50 %
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Administered at home and rating by children.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Amount of time spenton housework
Our Classification
Operationalization
Number of hours usually spent on house-
work per week

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-a D% = - Computed for females only
24 % of the relatively dissatisfied and 9 % of the satisfied women spend 60 hours or more a week
on housework
About an equal percentage of satisfied and dis-
satisfied women spend less than 20 hours a week
on housework