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Studies

Herbst (2013): study US 1986

Publication

Author(s):
Herbst, C.M.
Title:
Welfare Reform and the Subjective Well-Being of Single Mothers.
Source:
Journal of Population Economics, 2013, Vol. 26, 203 - 238

Investigation

Public
Single mothers, USA 1986-2005
Survey name
US-DDB combined waves
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 4000
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
mailed a written questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

I am very satisfied with the way things are going in my life these days:
1  definitely disagree
2
3
4
5
6   definitely agree
Classification:
O-SLP-c-sq-n-6-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Computed by WDH team from:
M=3.20  SD = 1.57 for single mothers
M=3.44  SD = 1.56 for single childless women
Page in publication:
212
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.20 -
SD:
1.57 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Welfare reform