Quality of Life Satisfaction among Workers and Non-Workers in Uruguay

Autor/inn/en	Gandelman, Nestor; Piani, Giorgina
Titel	Quality of Life Satisfaction among Workers and Non-Workers in Uruguay
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 111 (2013) 1, S.97-115 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9985-4
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Family Size; Family Characteristics; Life Satisfaction; Leisure Time; Psychological Patterns; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; Developing Nations; Social Indicators; Sociometric Techniques; Socioeconomic Influences; Quality of Life; Psychometrics; Surveys; Correlation; Predictor Variables; Employees; Unemployment; Family Work Relationship; Uruguay + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Familiengröße; Lebensvollendung; Freizeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Soziometrie; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Lebensqualität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Arbeitslosigkeit
Abstract	In this paper we use data from a population survey on quality of life dimensions conducted in Uruguay to analyze the self reported well-being among workers and non workers. Along with the literature, we find that the probability of being happy is greater for workers than non-workers. Specifically, we find evidence that workers tend to be more satisfied with their economic situation and heath, but less content with their leisure time. A number of personal and family characteristics were identified to play a role in explaining the differences in reported satisfaction between the two groups: age, gender, family size, having a life partner. Although, the self reported satisfaction with the family situation seems to be similar for workers and non-workers. (As Provided).
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