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Correlational findings

Study Palmore (1981): study US 1968

Public
46+ aged whites, North Carolina, USA, followed from 1968 to 1976.
Sample
Respondents
N = 375
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Whole-day interviews, tests and examinations. Rounds in longitudinal study; examined period: 1968/70 N=502, 1970/72 N= 443, 1972/74 N= 378, 1974/76 N= 375

Correlate

Authors's Label
later selfrating health
Our Classification
Remarks
Men = 226 Women = 216
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Direct question rated on a 10-point self-anchoring scale (based on Cantril, 1965) with the bottom of the ladder (zero) representing the most serious illness and the top of the ladder (9) representing perfect health.
Assessed at T2.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca r = +.26 p < .05 Men T2 health self-rating by T1 life satisfaction C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca r = +.28 p < .05 Women T2 health self-rating by T1 life satisfaction