Study Graney (1973): study US 1967

Public

62-89 aged females, followed 4 years USA, 1967-71

Sample

Respondents

N = 44

Non Response

27%; 24% unattainable, 3% incomplete.

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Sructured interview at home.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Cosmopolitan orientation towards social participation

Our Classification

Operationalization

5-item index (agree / disagree):
1. belonging to local clubs is more re-
   warding than to large nation-wide    organizateions;
2. national and international events    are less interesting than things    that happen in the local community;
3. a person from a well-established    family usually is a better choice    for a responsible job than a capable
   newcomer to the community;
4. big cities are all right, but the    local community is the backbone of
   America,
5. I have a greater respect for an    established local man than for a    famous outsider. (adapted Dye    Localism - Cosmopolitan Scale; see    Dye, 1963). Ss classified as    normatively: local / intermediate /
   cosmopolitan
Assessed at T2.

Observed Relation with Happiness