Study Ackerman & Paolucci (1983): study US 1974

Public

18+ aged, general public, USA, 1974

Sample

Respondents

N = 1064

Non Response

26%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Subjective/objective adeqacy fit.

Our Classification

Operationalization

Subjective income adequacy: closed question: "Do you feel that your total family income is enough for you and your family to live as comfortably as you would like? Would you say very comfortably, comfortably, not too comfortably, or not at all comfortably?"
                            
Objective income adequacy ratio = standard budget, moderate level * adjustment for geographic region * adjustment for family composition

Observed Relation with Happiness