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

Social resources

Our Classification

Remarks

T1: 1968; T4: 1976

Distribution

mediam score=28

Operationalization

Combination of income, educational attainment, and the density of the available social network such as spouse, children, relatives, friends, neighbors, and confidants at T1, total range: 8-36

Income and education:
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Six types of available social network
3 greatest availability
2
1

Observed Relation with Happiness