Entry:
Ward, Russell A., "Never-Married in Later Life," Journal of Gerontology, 34 (November, 1978), 861-869.
Abstract:
Single people are less happy than married people and only slightly more happy than the widowed or divorced. Males appear to have lower incomes if never married. Unmarried women are less likely to differ from married working women with regard to income, and at higher educational levels show an increase in earnings compared to married women.
GSS Years:1972-77
Other Data Sets:
Gallup 1950, 1973
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| PAOCC16 |
FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| MAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| MAWORK |
MOTHERS EMPLOYMENT SINCE MARRIAGE |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| UNRELAT |
NUMBER IN HOUSEHOLD NOT RELATED |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| SATFRND |
FRIENDSHIPS |
| RICHWORK |
"IF RICH |
| JOBINC |
HIGH INCOME |
| JOBSEC |
NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED |
| JOBHOUR |
SHORT WORKING HOURS |
| JOBPROMO |
CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT |
| JOBMEANS |
WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| SOCOMMUN |
SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR |
| LIFE |
IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL |