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
- age
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- life satisfaction measured 6 month after giving birth
- Distribution
- mean age 17.5 years
- Operationalization
- age in years
Observed Relation with Happiness
- pregnancy resolution (placed child or not)
- race (black or white)
- lived with both parents at age 14
- received public assistance while growing up
- high school graduate
- lived in maternity residence while pregnant