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
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Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Daily cigarette use
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Direct question asking respondent how often he smoked cigarettes during the last year.
Scale:
1 = nearly every day;
0 = less than daily use.
Assessed at T3, T4 and T5
Observed Relation with Happiness
T3 T4 T5
Happiness
T1 tau = -.08 (05) -.05 -.08 (05)
T2 tau = -.03 -.03 -.03
T3 tau = -.01 -.00 -.04
T4 tau = -.02 -.00 -.04
All _ not significant, unless indicated otherwise
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970, T5:1974