Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966

Public

Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74

Sample

Respondents

N = 1628

Non Response

2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Having plans to go to college

Our Classification

Operationalization

Respondent was asked a series of questions about his future plans at; if he replied he would go to college or graduate school in answer to any one of the questions, he was coded as having college plans.
1 = college plans
0 = no college plans;

Assessed at T1, T2 and T3

Observed Relation with Happiness