McCullough & Zick (1992): study US Utah 1987

Publication

Author(s):

McCullough, J; Zick, C.D.

Title:

The Roles of Role Strain, Economic Resources and Time Demands in Explaining Mothers' Life Satisfaction.

Source:

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Vol.13(1) 31-44

Investigation

Public

Mothers, Utah, USA, 1987 - 1988

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 268

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
+ time-diary

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

'How satisfied would you say you are with your life as a whole ....?'
4  completely satisfied
3  very satisfied
2  moderately satisfied
1  slightly satisfied
0  not satisfied at all

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-c

Author's label:

Satisfaction with life as a whole

Remarks:

Homemaker mothers (n=73): M = 3.5
Employed mothers (n=113):    M = 3.92
Single mothers (n=100):            M = 3.86

Page in publication:

31

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.79 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Single mother Family composition
Single parent Part of dual-earner household Both work Age of youngest child Age of children Household income Equivalent household income Education Years schooling Own home Ownership of current dwelling
Property Number of major appliance Household appliances Cars Car Housework Time spend on household-work Paidwork Working
Time spend on work Social and recreational activities Leisure
Time spend on leisure School work, unpaid work and organization-related activities Current time-usage