Study Kiecolt & Acock (1990): study US 1980

Public

18 + aged; Blacks, USA, 198?

Sample

Respondents

N = 1911

Non Response

33%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview by Black interviewer

Correlate

Authors's Label

Family composition:live w. parents vs.live w. mother

Our Classification

Distribution

1= 50,6%; 2= 12,5%

Operationalization

Family situation before age 16
1 lived with both parents
2 lived with mother only

Observed Relation with Happiness