Study Berry & Williams (1987): study US Indiana 1986

Public

Couples, Indiana, USA, 1986

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 265

Non Response

36% of the eligibles

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Personal interview for one spouse + additional questionnaires for the other spouse and adolescent(s)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Perceived future security

Our Classification

Distribution

Wives: Mean: 5.11, SD: 1.51
Husbands: Mean: 5.18, SD: 1.44

Operationalization

Self report on single question: How satisfied are you with your prospects for financially secure retiremement ?
Rated:
1 = extremely dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7 = extremely satisfied

Observed Relation with Happiness