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Correlational findings

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

Public
Unmarried teenage mothers, USA, 1989-1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 527
Non Response
>10%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
high school graduate
Our Classification
Remarks
Placers had educational aspirations about one year greater than parenters
Distribution
30% graduated at  pre-birth interview
Operationalization
high school graduated
0: not graduated
1: graduated

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SL?-?-sq-v-4-a b = +.07 ns B controlled for:
- pregnancy resolution (parented/placed)
- age in years
- race (black/white)
- lived with both parents at age 14
- received public assistance while rgowing up
- lived in maternity residence while pregnant