Entry:
Mancini, Jay A., "Social Indicators of Family Life Satisfaction: A Comparison of Husbands and Wives," International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 9 (July/December, 1979), 221-231.
Abstract:
Husbands and wives are similar in regard to the bases of satisfaction with family life while spouses differ in other life satisfaction domains. Among wives, life satisfaction is highly correlated with family satisfaction, among husbands, it is work and financial satisfaction that show the highest correlations.
GSS Years:1976
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| SPEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| SPWRKSTA |
SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS |
| EARNRS |
HOW MANY IN FAMILY EARNED MONEY |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| VOTE72 |
DID R VOTE IN 1972 ELECTION |
| AGEWED |
AGE WHEN FIRST MARRIED |
| SATJOB |
JOB OR HOUSEWORK |
| SATCITY |
CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN |
| SATHOBBY |
"NON-WORKING ACTIVITIES |
| SATFRND |
FRIENDSHIPS |
| SATFIN |
SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| HAPMAR |
HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |