Study Hawkins & Booth (2005): study US 1980

Public

Couples, USA, followed 12 years, 1980-1992

Survey name

US-Longitudinal study Instability of marriage over life course

Sample

Respondents

N = 1150

Non Response

35%

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Overall health

Our Classification

Remarks

Assessed at T1(1980) and T4(1992)

Distribution

At T1: M=3.45, SD=.71, Range 1-4
At T4: M=3.22, SD=.74, Range 1-4

Operationalization

The respondents' ratings of their own overall health
1= poor
2= fair
3= good
4= excellent

Observed Relation with Happiness