Study Palmore (1974): study US 1955

Public

60-94 aged, USA, 1955-1959, followed 15 years

Sample

Respondents

N = 271

Non Response

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
T1: Face-to-Face interview (happiness); T2: Check whether respondent is alive (longevity).

Correlate

Authors's Label

Over-longevity

Our Classification

Remarks

T1: 1955-59, T2: about 15 years later. LQ above 1.0 means the person lived as long as expected, an LQ of less than 1.0 would mean that he lived less than expected.

Operationalization

Longevity question assessed in two steps.
Step 1: Assessment of years lived after T1
- Actual number of years for those who had died (two third)
- Estimated years for survivors (using T2 actuarian data)
Step 2: Comparison with life-expectancy at T1 (by dividing by actuarian estimate of longevity of people of similar age, sex and race at that time)

Observed Relation with Happiness