Wright (1978): study US 1971
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wright, J.D.
- Title:
- Are Working Women Really More Satisfied? Evidence from Several National Surveys.
- Source:
- Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978, Vol. 40, 301 -373
Investigation
- Public
- White married women, USA, 1971-76
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2541
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
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:
- Range 1-3: 1971 M'= 2.36
1972 M'= 2.28
1973 M'= 2.41
1974 M'= 2.40
1975 M'= 2.34
1976 M'= 2.32
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7 completely satisfied
6
5
4 neutral
3
2
1 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.85 8.10
- SD:
- 1.07 -