Study Bradburn & Caplovitz (1965): study US Illinois 1962
- Public
- Adult, general public, 4 towns, varying in economic prosperity, Illinois, USA, 1962
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2006
- Non Response
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- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Telephone contacts with friends
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Closed question rated on a 6-point scale: none / less than one a day / once a day or more.
Observed Relation with Happiness
U-shaped curve: Those with less than 1 telephone contact a day having most positive feelings.
Lower among high S.E.S : G' = +.12 (ns)
Stronger among low S.E.S. : G' = +.26 (ns)