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Studies

Beja Jr. (2013): study ZZ 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Beja Jr., E. L.
Title:
Who is Happier; The Housewife or the Working Wife?
Source:
Applied Research in Quality of Life., 2014, Vol. 9, 157 - 177

Investigation

Public
Married women, 44 nations, 2000
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 14013
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
M and SD reported on reduced 1-5 scale: M = 3.99 SD =0,84
Means by subsamples of nations:
                                   M          S.d.
Upper-income   3,99         0,84
Middle-income  3,69         1,14
Low-income        3,29         1,10
Page in publication:
164

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Work status