Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966

Public

Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74

Sample

Respondents

N = 1628

Non Response

2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Later parental status

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Parental status at T5, assesed in two ways:
a;  being married with children
     0 = single or married with no  children;
     1 = married with one or more children
b:  being married with no children
     0 = single or married with children;
     1 = married with no children

Divorced and separated with or without children excluded from analysis

Observed Relation with Happiness