Study Bahr & Harvey (1980): study US 1972

Public

Recently widowed miner`s wives and controls,USA, 1972

Sample

Respondents

N = 222

Non Response

Widows 39% ,survivor wives 19% ,other miners wives 48%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in importanceof religion

Our Classification

Operationalization

Selfreport on question whether death of spouce had changed religious belief
1 increased
0 decreased

Observed Relation with Happiness