| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Glenn, N.D.; McLanahan, S.S. |
| Title | The Effects of Offspring on the Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults. |
| Source | Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981, Vol. 43, 409-421 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 50+ aged, with no children under age 18 at home, USA,1973-78 |
| 1973-1978 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| General Social Surveys | |
| Sample | Not available |
| Six probability samples of 18+ non-institutionalized population USA were pooled and 50+ aged without children at home selected. (More detail about sampling in Stephenson 1975) | |
| Respondents N = | 2465 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Structured interview at home | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....? 3 very happy 2 pretty happy 1 not too happy |
| Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa |
| Author's label | Global HAPPINESS |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Age | show | Age difference among elderly |
| Church attendance | show | Participation in church |
| Education | show | Level of school-education |
| Full-time work | show | Full-time vs part-time |
| Having children | show | Current parental status |
| Income | show | Household income |
| Married | show | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Number of children | show | Number of children |
| Part-time work | show | Full-time vs part-time |