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Studies

Helliwell & Huang (2010): study CA 2002 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Helliwell, J.F.; Huang, H.
Title:
How's the Job? Well-Being and Social Capital in the Workplace.
Source:
ILR Review, 2010, Vol 63. Canada

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 2002-2003
Survey name
ESC 2002-2003 (2nd wave)
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1862
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
Page in publication:
223

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Personal income Personal income Family members' income Household income Log of average household income in census tract Personal income in nation Job: makes own decisions Self-direction at work Job: requires skill Skill level of work Job: has enough time Time-pressure at work Job: Free of conflicting demands Strain at work Job: has variety of tasks Variety of work Job: Trust in management, or in co-workers Relation with superiors
Trust in superiors
Self-perceived health Self-perceived health Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Married (vs. never married) Married (vs never married) As if married (vs. never married) Living-as-married (vs never married) Divorced (vs. never married) Never married (vs divorced) Separated (vs. never married) Never married (vs separated) Widowed (vs. never married) Never married (vs widowed) Education Level of school-education Job satisfaction (income effect subtracted) Current satisfaction with work Contact with family members outside household Contacts with relatives Contact with friends Current contacts with friends Contact with neighboors Social contacts in vicinity Trust in police/confidence in police Satisfaction with local police Importance of religion Religious (vs not) Frequency of attending religious services Current religious practices