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Correlational findings

Study Cornelisse-Vermaat (2005): study NL 2001

Public
18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 2551
Non Response
76,6%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Working hours
Our Classification
Distribution
If paid job, average working hours per week:
Native Dutch: 31,02
Surinames/ Antilleans: 33,40
Marocceans: 33,83
Turks: 34,33
Operationalization
If paid job: self-report of hours worked per week.
1: 1-20
2: 21-40
3: 41-60
4: >60

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a Beta = +.04 p < .10 Working hours 1-20 (vs.>60) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a Beta = -.01 ns Working hours 21-40 (vs.>60) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a Beta = +.01 ns Working hours 41-60 (vs.>60)

Beta's controlled for
-gender
-ethnic groups
-education
-age
-smoking
-overweight
-self-reported health
-marital status
-having children
-household income
-total outsourcing expenditures
-total household and caretime
-homeownership
-living in urbanm area
-unemployment
-religious affiliation