Wong (1985a): study US 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wong, N.W.
- Title:
- Effects of Individual Sources of Support on Well-Being in Employed Parents.
- Source:
- PhD Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1985, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Working parents with children <16, USA, 1984
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 651
- Non Response
- 59-79%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire returned by intra office mail in a sealed envelope
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Married Fathers M = 2,0 SD = .60 N = 208
Married Mothers M = 1,8 SD = .60 N = 287
Single Mothers M = 1,7 SD = .63 N = 149
Single fathers = 7 (not included in analysis), - Page in publication:
- 36,51,29
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.84 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All in all, how satisfied would you say you are with your life as a whole?
1 not at all satisfied
2 not too satisfied
3 very satisfied
4 extremely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-v-4-i
- Author's label:
- General Life Satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Married Fathers M = 3,6 SD = .79 N = 208
Married Mothers M = 3,3 SD = .85 N = 287
Single Mothers M = 3,1 SD = 1,0 N = 149
Single fathers = 7 (not included in analysis), - Page in publication:
- 36,129
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.35 -
- SD:
- - -