Ifcher (2011): study US 1988
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ifcher, J.
- Title:
- The happiness of single mothers after welfare reform.
- Source:
- The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 11(1)
Investigation
- Public
- Childbearing aged, USA, 1988 - 2006
- Survey name
- US-GSS
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 15713
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
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:
- Subjective well-being
- Remarks:
- All: M = 2.190
Single mothers: M = 1.963
All except single mothers: M =2.221
Single childless women: M = 2.155
Single childless men: M = 2.095
Married mothers: M = 2.337 - Page in publication:
- 6
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 10.9%, 2: 59.2%, 3: 29.9% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.19 -
- SD:
- 0.00 -
Correlational Findings
Living alone or not
Single parent living with children