Ifcher & Zarghamee (2014): study US 1972
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ifcher, J.; Zarghamee, H.
- Title:
- The Happiness of Single Mothers: Evidence from the General Social Survey
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 15, 1219 - 1238
Investigation
- Public
- 18-45 aged, USA 1972-2008
- Survey name
- US-GSS
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 26005
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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:
- SWB / Happiness
- Remarks:
- Average happiness computed by WDH team from:
- Single mothers: M = 1.966
- All except single mothers: M = 2.231**
- All women except single mothers: M = 2.281**
- Single childless women: M = 2.160**
- Married mothers: M = 2.330** - Page in publication:
- 1222
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 10.6%, 2: 57.6%, 3: 31.7% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.21 7.25
- SD:
- 0.62 1.60