Table 10
Life satisfaction and job characteristics among the employed

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Life satisfaction and job characteristics among the employed
Table summary
This table displays regression coefficients from a series of life satisfaction regressions. The row headers list three panels corresponding to three separate regression models. For each panel, key control variables are listed. The column headers list the General Social Survey cycle and corresponding year for which the regression models were estimated.
  General Social Survey
Cycle 17 Cycle 19 Cycle 20 Cycle 22 Cycle 23 Cycle 24 Cycle 25
2003 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011
  coefficient
Panel A  
Self-employment status  
Self-employed 0.02 0.14** 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.05
Paid worker (reference) … … … … … … …
Work hours  
Extensive hours (more than 56) -0.03 -0.26*** -0.20*** -0.04 -0.04 -0.25*** -0.02
Long hours (more than 40 to 56) -0.02 -0.06 -0.14*** -0.04 0.02 -0.19** -0.03
Short hours (fewer than 37) 0.02 0.05 -0.02 -0.03 -0.02 0.04 0.01
Regular hours (37 to 40) (reference) … … … … … … …
Shift work  
Shift work, on call, irregular schedule -0.10*** -0.11*** -0.06 -0.15*** -0.06 -0.08 -0.13***
Regular daytime (reference) … … … … … … …
Panel B  
Flexible work arrangement … 0.12*** 0.06 … … 0.16*** …
Panel C  
Work–family life balance 0.76*** 0.71*** … 0.82*** … 1.07*** 0.87***
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001
Note(s):
All models include sex, age group, marital status, number of children, educational attainment, immigrant status, household income, household size, homeownership, self-assessed health, region of residence, and urban/rural residence. Regressions in Panel B and Panel C also included controls for self-employment status, work hours, and shift work—coefficients not reported.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, General Social Survey 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008 to 2011.
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