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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
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire returned by intra office mail in a sealed envelope

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Stress of combining job and parenting