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Studies

Mangiavacchi & Rapallini (2009): study IT 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Mangiavacchi, L.; Rapallini, C.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Household Production in a Collective Model: Evidence from Italy.
Source:
ECINEQ Working Paper 2009-127, 2009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Investigation

Public
Dual earner couples, Italy, 2002-2003
Survey name
US-Time Use Survey (TUS)
Sample
Selection from general population sample
Respondents
N = 4673
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

By bearing in mind the last 12 months, are you on the whole satisfied or dissatisfied with your present life?
4  fully satisfied
3  rather satisfied
2  less than satisfied
1  not satisfied at all
-  no answer
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-i
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Male reply:      M=2.912 SD=0.542
Female reply: M=2.903 SD=0.546
Page in publication:
11-12
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.91 -
SD:
0.54 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Hourly wage of female partner