Entry:
Ball, Richard E., "Children and Marital Happiness of Black Americans," Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 24 (Summer, 1993), 203-218.
Abstract:
For black wives, school age rather than younger children results in less marital happiness, while Black husbands are negatively affected by the number of children between 6-12 years old. For Black wives, age, being employed, and church attendance positively relate to marital happiness while only the last factor affects marital happiness in Black husbands.
GSS Years:1980, 1982-1986
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| HAPMAR |
HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE |
| BABIES |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD |
| PRETEEN |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 6 THRU 12 YRS OLD |
| TEENS |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 13 THRU 17 YRS OLD |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SPEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| AGEWED |
AGE WHEN FIRST MARRIED |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |