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Correlational findings

Study Rudolf (2014): study KR 1998

Public
Married couples with children, followed 10 years before and after 5-day work policy, South Korea 1998-2008
Survey name
KR-KLIPS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 50675
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Own working hours
Our Classification
Operationalization
Average actual weekly working hours
1: 1-30
2: 31-40
3: 41-50 (reference)
4: 51-60
5:  60+

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e b-fix = -/- Hours 1-30 (vs 41-50)            
-Wives    -.05 (ns)
-Husbands -.03 (01)
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e b-fix = +/- Hours 31-40 (vs 41-50)            
-Wives    +.05 (ns)
-Husbands -.08 (ns)
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e b-fix = -/- Hours 51-60 (vs 41-50)            
-Wives    -.04 (ns)
-Husbands -.12 (01)
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e b-fix = +/- Hours 60+  (vs 41-50)            
-Wives    +.05 (ns)
-Husbands -.05 (ns)

b-fix controlled for
-Earnings
-House ownership
-Household composition
-Own occupation (not working)
-Partner's working hours
-Partner's occupation (not working)
-Time trend in nation in males and females