Table 1 Descriptive statistics Men Women...

Table 1

Descriptive statistics

	Men				Women
	Mean	S.D.	Min	Max	Mean	S.D.	Min	Max
Locus of control
Little control	2.56	1.48	1	7	2.54	1.46	1	7
No ways to solve problems	2.33	1.40	1	7	2.38	1.47	1	7
Cannot change important things in life	2.36	1.37	1	7	2.37	1.40	1	7
Feel helpless	2.25	1.36	1	7	2.34	1.43	1	7
Pushed around	2.45	1.48	1	7	2.49	1.52	1	7
Future depends on me	5.59	1.49	1	7	5.56	1.49	1	7
Can do just about anything	5.45	1.37	1	7	5.44	1.38	1	7
Spouse's locus of control
Little control	2.58	1.50	1	7	2.57	1.49	1	7
No ways to solve problems	2.42	1.50	1	7	2.34	1.42	1	7
Cannot change important things in life	2.42	1.44	1	7	2.37	1.38	1	7
Feel helpless	2.39	1.48	1	7	2.26	1.37	1	7
Pushed around	2.51	1.55	1	7	2.43	1.48	1	7
Future depends on me	5.52	1.52	1	7	5.59	1.50	1	7
Can do just about anything	5.41	1.42	1	7	5.43	1.39	1	7
Negative life events	0.52	0.78	0	11	0.54	0.78	0	7
Spouse's negative life events	0.54	0.80	0	11	0.54	0.79	0	11
Age	42.58	11.24	16	65	41.28	11.19	16	65
Total resident children	1.17	1.19	0	11	1.13	1.17	0	7
Intrinsic job outcomes
Job satisfaction	7.59	1.65	0	10	7.79	1.64	0	10
Pay satisfaction	6.98	2.06	0	10	7.07	2.11	0	10
Job security satisfaction	7.85	2.12	0	10	8.06	2.07	0	10
Work satisfaction	7.69	1.71	0	10	7.72	1.80	0	10
Hours satisfaction	7.10	2.04	0	10	7.39	2.08	0	10
Balance satisfaction	7.36	2.27	0	10	7.64	2.22	0	10
Extrinsic job outcomes
Real personal income	64,789.58	55,886.88	34	906,040	42,614.46	39,690.70	57	906,040
Job promotion	0.10	0.30	0	1	0.09	0.28	0	1
Educational attainment
Postgraduate degree	0.06	0.24	0	1	0.05	0.23	0	1
Graduate diploma/Certificate	0.06	0.24	0	1	0.10	0.29	0	1
Bachelors or honors	0.16	0.37	0	1	0.21	0.41	0	1
Advanced diploma, diploma	0.10	0.30	0	1	0.10	0.31	0	1
Certificate III or IV	0.31	0.46	0	1	0.16	0.37	0	1
Year 12	0.11	0.31	0	1	0.15	0.35	0	1
Year 11 or below	0.18	0.38	0	1	0.23	0.42	0	1
Observations	12,940				10,705

	Men				Women
	Mean	S.D.	Min	Max	Mean	S.D.	Min	Max
Locus of control
Little control	2.56	1.48	1	7	2.54	1.46	1	7
No ways to solve problems	2.33	1.40	1	7	2.38	1.47	1	7
Cannot change important things in life	2.36	1.37	1	7	2.37	1.40	1	7
Feel helpless	2.25	1.36	1	7	2.34	1.43	1	7
Pushed around	2.45	1.48	1	7	2.49	1.52	1	7
Future depends on me	5.59	1.49	1	7	5.56	1.49	1	7
Can do just about anything	5.45	1.37	1	7	5.44	1.38	1	7
Spouse's locus of control
Little control	2.58	1.50	1	7	2.57	1.49	1	7
No ways to solve problems	2.42	1.50	1	7	2.34	1.42	1	7
Cannot change important things in life	2.42	1.44	1	7	2.37	1.38	1	7
Feel helpless	2.39	1.48	1	7	2.26	1.37	1	7
Pushed around	2.51	1.55	1	7	2.43	1.48	1	7
Future depends on me	5.52	1.52	1	7	5.59	1.50	1	7
Can do just about anything	5.41	1.42	1	7	5.43	1.39	1	7
Negative life events	0.52	0.78	0	11	0.54	0.78	0	7
Spouse's negative life events	0.54	0.80	0	11	0.54	0.79	0	11
Age	42.58	11.24	16	65	41.28	11.19	16	65
Total resident children	1.17	1.19	0	11	1.13	1.17	0	7
Intrinsic job outcomes
Job satisfaction	7.59	1.65	0	10	7.79	1.64	0	10
Pay satisfaction	6.98	2.06	0	10	7.07	2.11	0	10
Job security satisfaction	7.85	2.12	0	10	8.06	2.07	0	10
Work satisfaction	7.69	1.71	0	10	7.72	1.80	0	10
Hours satisfaction	7.10	2.04	0	10	7.39	2.08	0	10
Balance satisfaction	7.36	2.27	0	10	7.64	2.22	0	10
Extrinsic job outcomes
Real personal income	64,789.58	55,886.88	34	906,040	42,614.46	39,690.70	57	906,040
Job promotion	0.10	0.30	0	1	0.09	0.28	0	1
Educational attainment
Postgraduate degree	0.06	0.24	0	1	0.05	0.23	0	1
Graduate diploma/Certificate	0.06	0.24	0	1	0.10	0.29	0	1
Bachelors or honors	0.16	0.37	0	1	0.21	0.41	0	1
Advanced diploma, diploma	0.10	0.30	0	1	0.10	0.31	0	1
Certificate III or IV	0.31	0.46	0	1	0.16	0.37	0	1
Year 12	0.11	0.31	0	1	0.15	0.35	0	1
Year 11 or below	0.18	0.38	0	1	0.23	0.42	0	1
Observations	12,940				10,705

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