Booth & VanOurs (2009): study AU 2001
Publication
- Author(s):
- Booth, A.L.; VanOurs, J.C.
- Title:
- Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-time Work Make the Family Happier?
- Source:
- Economica, 2009, Vol. 76, 176 - 196
Investigation
- Public
- Couples, Australia, followed 4 years 2001-2004
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 8170
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
I want you to pick a number between 0 and 10 that indicates your level of satisfaction. The more satisfied you are, the higher the number you should pick. The less satisfied you are, the lower the number.
0
1
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
This item is at the end of a list of identical questions about satisfaction in specific domains of life: home, employment opportunities, financial situation, safety, neighborhood, health and free time - Classification:
- O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Calculated from the women and men figures for Life satisfaction in table 1 (booth 2009 grouped data.xls)
- Page in publication:
- 180
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.95 7.95
- SD:
- 0.13 0.13