Study Powdthavee (2008): study GB 1997

Public

16-65 aged Great-Britain, followed 6 years, 1997-2003

Sample

Respondents

N = 54424

Non Response

n.a.

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in Meeting friends and relatives

Our Classification

Remarks

Due to a small number of respondents Less often than once a month is considered as Never T1=average 1997-2000, T2=2002 T

Distribution

Range= a-d:1-4 M=3,31 SD(within)=0.54

Frequencies in %:
          All     Men   Women  Age<=30 Age>30
1:       2        3        2            1               3
2:      11     12        9            6             13
3:      40     42       39          31            44  
4:      47     43       50          62            40

Operationalization

T1-T2 change in selfreport on single question:
How often do you meet friends or relatives who are not living with you, whether here at your home or elsewhere?
1 never or less often than once a month
2 once or twice a month
3 once or twice a week
4 on most days

Change in social network from T1 to T2
a Remain the same
b Increased in frequency
c Reduced in frequency

Observed Relation with Happiness