Table 1 Demographic and occupational characteristics by life satisfaction status

Male

268

(86)

150

(87)

118

(84)

0.46

Age (years)

 Under 35

71

(22)

44

(25)

27

(19)

0.59

 36 to 45

108

(34)

55

(31)

53

(38)

 Over 45

137

(43)

77

(44)

60

(43)

Race

0.69

 People of color, multi-racial

97

(37)

52

(31)

45

(33)

 White

205

(68)

115

(69)

90

(67)

Marriage Status

0.07

 Married or partnered

219

(70)

128

(74)

91

(65)

 Single

92

(30)

44

(26)

48

(35)

Has child(ren) responsibility

184

(60)

102

(60)

82

(59)

0.97

Employer

0.41

 Dept of Corrections

143

(45)

76

(43)

67

(48)

 Dept of Transportation

173

(55)

100

(57)

73

(52)

Tenure, years

0.14

 Under 5

78

(25)

37

(21)

41

(30)

 5 to 15

135

(43)

78

(45)

57

(41)

 Over 15

100

(32)

59

(34)

41

(30)

Works more than one job

106

(34)

57

(33)

49

(35)

0.70