Work, Family, and Well-Being in the United States, 1990

Principal Investigator(s): Ross, Catherine E.

Summary:

This study measures the effects of various social conditions on individuals' physical and mental health. For the survey, respondents provided information on a multitude of aspects of their daily lives, including economic obligations (such as child care, medical care, food, clothing, and bills) and health and well-being (amount of exercise, vital statistics such as height and weight, whether they smoked, and whether they had difficulty with daily activities like climbing stairs, kneeling, carrying objects that weigh less than ten pounds, seeing, hearing, and walking). In addition, respondents described their work and employment status, activities they performed, how they felt about what they did, and the kind of relationship they had with their supervisors. Respondents also answered questions related to household and family, such as how many people lived in the household, what kind of child care they used, and how much they participated in household activities like cooking, shopping, laundry, repairs, and bill-paying. Demographic information on respondents includes marital status, education, birth year, race, religion, and income.

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Ross, Catherine E. WORK, FAMILY, AND WELL-BEING IN THE UNITED STATES, 1990. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Survey Research Laboratory [producer], 1995. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1996. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06666.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06666.v1

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This survey was funded by:

National Science Foundation (SES-8916154)

Time Period:

1990-08--1990-12

Date of Collection:

1990

Universe: United States households.

Data Types: survey data

Sample: National probability sample.

Data Source:

telephone interviews

Original ICPSR Release: 1996-06-10

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Most Recent Publications

2000

Miech, Richard Allen, Shanahan, Michael J. Socioeconomic status and depression over the life course. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 41, (2), 162-176.

1999

Hardy, Melissa A., Hazelrigg, Lawrence E. Fueling the politics of age: On economic hardship across the life couse -- Comment on Mirowsky & Ross. American Sociological Review. 64, (4), 570-576.

1999

Mirowsky, John, Ross, Catherine E. Economic hardship across the life course. American Sociological Review. 64, (4), 548-569.

1998

Miech, Richard A., Shanahan, Michael J., Elder, Glen H., Jr. . Socioeconomic Status and Depression in Life-Course Perspective. CDE Working Paper 98-24. Madison, WI: Center for Demography and Ecology.

1997

Bird, Chloe E. Gender differences in the social and economic burdens of parenting and psychological distress. Journal of Marriage and Family. 59, (4), 809-823.

1997

Reynolds, John Randol . Job stress and industrial conditions in the 1980s: Direct, indirect, and conditional effects of macroeconomic structure on workers' psychological well-being. Dissertation, Ohio State University.

1997

Ross, Catherine E., Willigen, Marieke van . Education and the subjective quality of life. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 38, (3), 275-297.

1996

Mirowsky, John . Age and the gender gap in depression. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 37, (4), 362-380.

1996

Mirowsky, John, Hu, Paul Nongzhuang . Physical Impairment and the Diminishing Effects of Income. Social Forces. 74, (3), 1073-1096.

1996

Mirowsky, John, Ross, Catherine E., Willigen, Marieke van . Instrumentalism in the land of opportunity: Socioeconomic causes and emotional consequences. Social Psychology Quarterly. 59, (4), 322-337.