Study Palisi (1984a): study ZZ Western nations 1977

Public

Males, metropolitan areas: London, Los Angeles and Sydney, 1977-1980

Sample

Respondents

N = 752

Non Response

67%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

Marriage companionship

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

8 Item index of closed questions on amount of time spent on activities.
Joint activities:
-Share a good laugh or joke with your
wife
-Share affection with your wife
-Spend an evening just chatting with
your wife
-Do something your wife particulary
appreciate.
Parallel activities:
-Visit friends with your wife or
entertain friends in your home
-Go out with your wife to the cinema
the pub, meetings, sporting events,
other entertainment
-Eat in a restaurant with your wife
-Take a drive or walk with your wife
for pleasure.
Rated on a 5-point scale ranging from (1) daily to (5) a few times a year or less.

Observed Relation with Happiness