Study Abbey et al. (1994): study US 1988

Public

Infertile couples and matched controls, followed 3 years, USA 1988-1990

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 496

Non Response

20%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
at T1 face-to-face, at T2 and T3 by telephone

Correlate

Authors's Label

Global Life Quality at initial interview

Our Classification

Remarks

Assessed at T1: 1988, T2: 1989 and T3: 1990

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on 2 questions:

A  .. 'satisfaction with life as a whole'  (full item not reported)
      1  very dissatisfied
      2
      3
      4
      5  very satisfied
B   … happiness… (full item not reported)
     1
     2
     3
     Response options not reported
Summation: not reported

Observed Relation with Happiness