Study Molnar (1985): study US 1981
- Public
- Farm operators, Alabama, USA, 1981
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 705
- Non Response
- 29,9%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Combined off-farm employment status
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Closed questions on:
a: 'Husband's off-farm workdays' (rated on a 6-point scale ranging from 'none' to '200 or more')
b 'Wife's work on the farm' (rated on a 3-point scale: 1. did not work off the farm / 2. worked part-time / 3. worked full ime).
Observed Relation with Happiness
- wife employed off-farm Mt' = 6.1
- both employed off-farm Mt' = 6.6
- neither employed off-farm Mt' = 6.5
- gross farm sales
- percent farm income
- total family income
- off-farm work days
- land operated
- growth plans
- commitment to farming
- economic constraints
- self-definition
- age
- education
When specified for size of farm:
-small ß=+.23
-medium ß=+.19
-large ß=+.03