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- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Copyright
- Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
- ISSN
- 1466-4372
- eISSN
- 1354-5701
- DOI
- 10.1080/13545701.2011.582028
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract This contribution analyzes the variations in reported life satisfaction for men and women in the United Kingdom. While average levels of life satisfaction are similar for men and women, the variations in life satisfaction are more marked for women. Analyzing the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) for 1996–2007, the paper finds that hours of paid work increase life satisfaction for both men and women, while housework hours are statistically significant only for retired men and women. Childcare (for children ages 3 to 4 years) and caring for adults affect women's life satisfaction negatively but are statistically insignificant for men. Some of these differences might be explained by the fact that women and men in the sample assign differing weights to satisfaction with different life dimensions. Job satisfaction, in particular, matters much more to men than to women.
Journal
Feminist Economics – Taylor & Francis
Published: Jul 1, 2011
Keywords: Gender; preferences; self-reported well-being; happiness; D01; D12; D13