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Table 1: Descriptive statistics
|
Employed |
Unemployed | |
|
Age |
44.2 |
38.2 |
|
Sex | ||
|
Male |
184 (50.3%) |
175 (50.3%) |
|
Female |
182 (49.7%) |
173 (49.7%) |
|
Income | ||
|
Gross Labor Income |
€3,140 |
- |
|
Net Labor Income |
€1,891 |
- |
|
Net Household Income |
€2,974 |
€888 |
|
Education | ||
|
No degree/vocational training |
- |
77 (22.1%) |
|
Vocational training |
166 (45.4%) |
222 (63.8%) |
|
College or university degree |
200 (54.6%) |
49 (14.0%) |
|
Family status | ||
|
Single |
101 (27.6%) |
92 (26.4%) |
|
Married/cohabiting |
265 (72.4%) |
256 (73.6%) |
|
Number of children |
1.18 |
1.08 |
|
Persons in the households |
2.24 |
1.88 |
|
Working Hours / Week |
41.5h |
- |
|
Active in volunteer activities (at least | ||
|
once a month) |
61 (16.7%) |
40 (11.5%) |
|
Wake up Time |
6:39am |
7:41am |
|
Go to Sleep Time |
11:08pm |
11:24pm |
|
Time Slept during the Day |
4min |
15min |
|
Time Awake / Day |
16h 21min |
15h 28min |
|
Number of distinct activities |
12.6 |
11.9 |
|
Average duration of each activity |
1h 18min |
1h 18min |
|
Day of the week | ||
|
Weekdays |
309 (84.4%) |
285 (81.9%) |
|
Weekend |
57 (15.6%) |
63 (18.1%) |
|
Observations |
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3.2 Well-being during specific activities
Table 2 presents the episode satisfaction, net affect, and the U-index for different activities,
broken down by employment status.7 Activities are sorted by their mean episode satisfaction
for the employed. Leisure activities generate the highest emotional well-being for both
groups. Employed persons report the highest satisfaction scores while attending cultural
activities, pursuing their hobbies, exercising, or meeting with friends. Respondents rate their
satisfaction during these activities at average values of between 8.55 and 9.32 on a scale from
0 to 10. They are also relatively satisfied when performing voluntary work, during further
7 Results for each individual affect measure are presented in Appendix A.