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

Percieved racial discrimination

Our Classification

Operationalization

A mean of three items asking the respondent how many blacks he thinks miss out on good jobs, housing, and schooling because of racial discrimination.
1.00 = none at all
:
4.00 = many

Assessed at T3, T4 and T5

Observed Relation with Happiness