Study Nickerson et al. (2003): study US 1976

Public:

Students USA, followed 20 years 1976-1995-97

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 12894

Non Response:

45%

Assessment:

Questionnaire: paper

Correlate

Authors's label

Financial Goal

Our Classification

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question:

The importance to you personally of being very well off financially?
1: not important
2: somewhat important
3: very important
4: essential

Observed Relation with Happiness