Study Berkman (1971): study US Alameda County, California 1965
- Public
- Adults, general public, Alameda County, USA, 1965
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 6928
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- S.E.S.
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 3-item index on socioeconomic status containing:
- income
- educational level
- occupational prestige
rated as low(0), middle(1) and high(2)
SES.
Observed Relation with Happiness
0: low SES 36.5% AR= .47
1: middle SES 34.4 AR= .49
2: better 29.1% AR= .55
The average ridits (AR) were calculated with
the distribution of the total sample as reference