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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
Parental education
Our Classification
Remarks
Participants at age 18, indicated highest educational attainment of two parents
Distribution
1: 18.9%, 2: 81.1%
Operationalization
Self report highest educational attainment of their two parents
1: Less than HS
2: HS or more

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 1.12 p < ..001 Bivariate         CI95[1.07,1.12] O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 1.08 p < ..01 Multi-variate     CI95[1.03,1.14]
OR controled for earlier (age 18)
- substance use
- ethnicity
- social support
  - peer support
  - parent support
- social skils
- mental health
- loneliness
- deviance

OR unaffected by additional control for current (age 29)
- substance use
- social position
- poor health