Study Kalmuss et al. (1992): study US 1989

Public:

Unmarried teenage mothers, USA, 1989-1990

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 527

Non Response:

>10%

Assessment:

Interview: telephone (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

parenters versus placers

Our Classification

Remarks

interviews took place 6 month after giving birth

Distribution

parenters: 311; placers: 216

Operationalization

Pregnancy resolution choice:
0: kept baby (parenters)
1: placed baby for adoption (placers)

Observed Relation with Happiness