Study Pearson-Scott (1978): study US NorthCarolina 1976

Public

65+ aged rural area, United States, 1976-77

Sample

Respondents

N = 407

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
trained interviewers; 99-item questionnaire, orally administered to the participants

Correlate

Authors's Label

Marital status

Our Classification

Distribution

M=390

Operationalization

All in all, how much UNHAPPINESS would you say you find in life today?
a. single
b. married
c. widowed

Rated on a 3-point verbal scale (1: almost none; 2: some; 3:a good deal)

Observed Relation with Happiness