Study Palmore (1974): study US 1955
- Public
- 60-94 aged, USA, 1955-1959, followed 15 years
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 271
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
T1: Face-to-Face interview (happiness); T2: Check whether respondent is alive (longevity).
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Over-longevity
- Our Classification
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- 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
Beta controlled for 19 other variables. Significant other variables:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Work satisfaction
- Cigarette smoking
- Physical function
Beta controlled for 19 other variables. Significant other variables:
- Socioeconomic status
- Performance IQ
Not significant among:
- males separately
- females 60-69