Study Drobnic et al. (2010): study ZZ EU 9 2003

Public

Working people, 9 European Union countries, 2003

Sample

Respondents

N = 3354

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Work-home interference

Our Classification

Remarks

Average scores. Higher scores on the 5-point scale indicate higher interference between work and home (range from never to several times a week).

Distribution

Range 1-5
Sweden: M= 2.53, Finland: M= 2.40, Netherlands: M= 2.30, Germany: M= 2.43, United Kingdom: M= 2.73, Portugal: M= 2.88, Spain: M= 2.71, Hungary: M= 2.84, Bulgaria: M= 2.88

Operationalization

Index composed of the following three items:
a: 'I have come home from work too tired to do some of the household jobs which need to be done'.
b: 'It has been difficult for me to fulfill my family responsibilities because of the amount of time I spend on the job'.
c: 'I have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of my family responsibilities'.

Observed Relation with Happiness