Study Aldous & Ganey (1999): study US 1972
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972-1993
- Survey name
- US-GSS
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 101630
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Marital Status
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1. married;
1a ever divorced
1b never divorced
2. unmarried
2a never married
2b divorced
2c widowed
Observed Relation with Happiness
males-females males-females
1. MARRIED
1a ever divorced 2,34 2,35 2,07 2,05
1b never divorced 2,32 2,37** 2,15 2,11
2. UNMARRIED
2a never married 2,08 2,18** 1,91 1,91
2b divorced 1,93 2,03* 1,86 1,85
2c widowed 1,91 2,10** 2,00 2,00
* p<.05; ** p<.01