Marital Satisfaction

To learn more about the variables in this section, please consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Marital Satisfaction.

Description Variable Value Value Label Type Explanation
Overall marital satisfaction (H,W)ALLSAT(1-4) 1


7

low marital
satisfaction

high marital satisfaction

interval Mean of: (MARENJ, MARMOP, MARFUL, MARINR, MARREW, MARBES, MARFRN, MARWOR) + MARSAT / 2
Average daily satisfaction rating (H,W) DAYSAT (4) 1

7

very satisfied

very dissatisfied

interval Average daily marital satisfaction (SATMAR4) across the phone interviews.
Satisfaction with domains of marriage All "satisfaction with domain" variables: phase 1 was collected retrospectively during phase 2.
Own leisure time (H,W) LEIS (1-4) 1

5

9

very dissatisfied

neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

very satisfied

interval  
Division of household work (H,W) DIVHT (1-4) 1

5

9

very dissatisfied

neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

very satisfied

interval  
Communication (H,W) COMM (1-4) 1

5

9

very dissatisfied

neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

very satisfied

interval  
Amount of influence (H,W) INFL (1-4) 1

5

9

Very dissatisfied

Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

Very satisfied

interval  
Sexual relationship (H,W) SEX (1-4) 1

5

9

Very dissatisfied

Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

Very satisfied

interval  
Time with spouse (H,W) TOG (1-4) 1

5

9

Very dissatisfied

Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

Very satisfied

interval  
Time with network (H,W)NETWK(1-4) 1

5

9

Very dissatisfied

Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

Very satisfied

interval  
Finances (H,W) FINAN (1-4) 1

5

9

Very dissatisfied

Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied

Very satisfied

interval  

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