Study Timmermans (1997): study FR 1990
- Public
 - 18+ aged, general public, France, 1990
 - Sample
 - Respondents
 - N = 1002
 - Non Response
 - Assessment
 - 
        Interview: face-to-face                    
Structured interview 
Correlate
- Authors's Label
 - Current marital status
 - Our Classification
 - 
            
 - 
                        
 - Operationalization
 - Single question: "Are you currently..."
1 Married
2 Living as married
3 Divorced
4 Separate
5 Widow
6 Single 
Observed Relation with Happiness
2 M=3.19 Mt=7.3
3 M=2.76 Mt=5.9
4 M=2.94 Mt=6.5
5 M=2.88 Mt=6.3
6 M=3.13 Mt=7.1
2 M=6.55 Mt=6.2
3 M=5.76 Mt=5.3
4 M=6.25 Mt=5.8
5 M=6.45 Mt=6.1
6 M=6.48 Mt=6.1
2 M=1.34 Mt=6.3
3 M= .10 Mt=5.1
4 M=1.00 Mt=6.0
5 M= .09 Mt=5.1
6 M=1.43 Mt=6.4