Study Graham (2005): study US 1972

Public

18+ aged, general public, United States, 1972-98

Survey name

CN-GSS 2003

Sample

Respondents

N = 24128

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Current occupation

Our Classification

Operationalization

Self-report on three questions:
a) "Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what?
1 Working full time (35 hours or more)
2 Working part ti!l1e (1 to 34 hours)
3 With a job, but not at work because of
temporary illness, vacation, strike
4 Unemployed, laid off, looking for work
5 Retired
6 In school
7 Keeping house
8 Other:__________"
b) "What kind of work do you (did you normally) do? That is, what (is/was)
your job called?
OCCUPATION:___________"
c) "(Are/Were) you self-employed or (do/did) you work for someone else?
1 Self-employed
2 Someone else"

converted to:
a Student
b Retired
c Housekeeper
d Unemployed
e Self-employed

1 yes
0 no

Observed Relation with Happiness