Study Ackerman & Paolucci (1983): study US 1974
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1974
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1064
- Non Response
- 26%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Objective income adequacy
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Measure developed from the Standard Budget for a moderate level of living as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Adequacy ratio = Standard budget, moderate level * adjustment for geographic region * adjustment for family composition
Observed Relation with Happiness
2 Mt' = 8.2
3 Mt' = 8.5
4 Mt' = 8.3
5 Mt' = 8.8
6 highest Mt' = 8.8
Significant differences between 1/2, 4/5, and 2/3,4,5