This paper looks at the information content of satisfaction scores. It is argued that the information content depends … within one year. This leads to the conclusion that the information content of satisfaction scores accentuates recent changes …-term impact on living conditions. The usefulness of satisfaction scores as an indicator of people's living conditions is discussed. …

with larger day-care growth mothers and fathers expressed greater satisfaction with the available child care. In West … Germany, the daycare expansion was positively associated with an increase in maternal satisfaction with family life, health … associations with some domains were similarly positive but reached statistical significance only for maternal satisfaction with …