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 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. 0 = no college plans; 1 = college plans. Assessed at T1, T2 and T3

Observed Relation with Happiness