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Correlational findings

Study Bogart et al. (2007): study US 2001

Public
29 aged, USA, 2001
Survey name
US-RAND Adolescent/Young adult panel 2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 2376
Non Response
64% in 2001 follow-up
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Alcohol used at age 18
Our Classification
Remarks
assessed in middle school
Distribution
ever used: 77.9%
Operationalization
Self report of frequency of alcohol use at age 18 (10 years ago)
11: used 20 or more days in past month
;
0:  never used

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 0.99 ns Bi-variate        [CI95 0.96,1.02] O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 1.03 ns Multi-variate     [CI95 0.97, 1.09]
OR controled for age 18:
- socio-demographics
  - parental education
  - gender
  - ethnicity
- social environment
  - peer support
  - parental support
- individual characteristics
  - social skills
  - mental health
  - loneliness
  - deviance O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = ns Mediators as apparent in lower correlation when controled for current
- substance use     ns
- social position   ns
- poor health       ns
- all mediators     ns