Study Palmore & Luikart (1972): study US 1968

Public

46+ aged, whites, North Carolina, USA, 1968-70

Sample

Respondents

N = 502

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
One whole-day interviews, tests and examinations.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Social activity.

Our Classification

Distribution

Actual range 0-34
M= 9.9  SD=6.3

Operationalization

Selfreport.
Number of hours spent during the last typical week attending a sport event; attending church, lectures, concerts ect.; doing volunteer work for church, other organizations, or relatives; visiting, telephoning, or writing friends or relatives; parties, eating out, or entertaining.

Observed Relation with Happiness