Study Bradburn (1969): study US 1963
- Public
- 21-60 aged, urban areas, USA, 1963 - 64
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2787
- Non Response
- ± 20%, Attrition ± 30%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews at home using highly structured questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Family income
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Estimated total family income in 1962 in US $.
1. < 2000
2. 2000-2999
3. 3000-3999
4. 4000-4999
5. 5000-5999
6. 6000-6999
7. 7000-7999
8. 8000-8999
9. 10000-14999
10. > 15000
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness level in average ridits (RT):
1. RT=.34
2. RT=.37
3. RT=.39
4. RT=.43
5. RT=.47
6. RT=.47
7. RT=.46
8. RT=.52
9. RT=.56
10. RT=.59
Ridit analysis compares distribution in category with distribution in total sample. RT above .50 means relative high level, RT below .50 relative low level.
The relationship is strongest at the lower educational levels (less than high school)
and among young highschool graduates
(younger than 35).
The relationship appears in all age categories.
The relationship appears in all family sizes: strongest in families with 4 or more children.