Study Palmore et al. (1979): study US Durham, North Carolina 1968

Public

45-70 aged Durham, USA, followed 6 years 1968-1976

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 375

Non Response

25.3%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Physician examination T1: 1968/70 T2: 1970/72 T3: 1972/74 T4: 1974/76

Correlate

Authors's Label

Events

Our Classification

Remarks

T1: 1968; T4: 1976

Distribution

Range 0-7. N = any change: 238, No change: 137

Operationalization

T1-T4 major life changes
A: subject's retirement
B: spouse's retirement
C: widowhood
D: departure of last child from home
1 yes
0 no

E: major medical event (occurrence of an illness severe enough to require hospitalization)
3 severest
2
1
0 no

Observed Relation with Happiness