Study DeJong et al. (1984): study US 1947

Public

Rural-reared married women, Pennsylvania, USA, followed 1947-1971

Sample

Respondents

N = 812

Non Response

19,7%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
1947: Self administered questionnaires among 2806 sophomores (including 1492 females) held in 74 primary rural high schools concerning a range of family background and personal attributes; 1957: interviews as the study group was in their mid 20s including life course items such as number of children born and fertility expectations; 1971: follow-up interviews as the study group was approximately 40 years of age including items such as life satisfaction and completed fertility.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Fertility status

Our Classification

Remarks

T1: 1947 school age, T2: 1957 mid twenty, T3: 1973, around age 40

Distribution

N:0=33; 1=50; 2=181; 3=151; 4=237

Operationalization

0: Childless at T3, but had intended to have children at T2
1: Only one child at T3 but had intended to have two or more children at T2
2: Two or more children at T3 but had intended to have fewer children at T2
3: Two or more children at T3 but had intended to have more children at T2
4: Planners: two or more children at T3 as intended at T2

Observed Relation with Happiness