Schoon et al. (2005): study EE 2000 /2

Publication

Author(s):

Schoon, I.; Hansson, L.; Salmela-Aro, K.

Title:

Combining Work and Family. Life Satisfaction Among Married and Divorced Men and Women in Estonia, Finland, and the UK.

Source:

European Psychologist, 2005, Vol. 10, 309 - 319

Investigation

Public:

Marrieds and divorced, Estonia, 2003

Sample:

Probability stratified sample

Respondents:

N = 1556

Non Response:

not reported

Assessment:

Multiple methods
not reported

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Selfreport on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?
Again, pick a number between 0 and 10 to indicate how satisfied you are.
0  totally dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 totally satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-d

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

312

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0%,   2: 0%,   3: 0%,   4: 0%,   5: 0%,   6: 0%,   7: 0%,   8: 0%,   9: 0%,   10: 0%,   11: 0%

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.98 4.98

SD:

1.15 1.15

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Sex (male vs female) Marital Status Married vs divorced Employment Status Current employment status
Full-time home maker Part-time vs full-time work Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Full-time vs part-time Occupational Status Skill level of occupation Parental status Current parental status