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 |
|