Study Rohe & Stegman (1994): study US Baltimore, Maryland 1992

Public

Home buyers and controls, Baltimore, USA, followed 18 months 1992-93

Sample

Respondents

N = 283

Non Response

39%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Life satisfaction at T1

Our Classification

Remarks

T1-T2 interval= 18 months

Operationalization

Life satisfaction at T1:
Selfreport on single question:
Please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with various aspects of your life at the present time… Are you with your life as a whole…?"
5  very satisfied
4  somewhat satisfied
3  about evenly satisfied and dissatisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

Question preceded by items on satisfaction with aspects of life.

Observed Relation with Happiness