Study Kivett (1976): study US 1970
- Public
- 65+ aged, North Carolina, USA, 1970-71
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 469
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Social position
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Hollingshead l965 2-factor index of social position (consists of educational level and occupational prestige).
Subjects own education rather than that of head of household.
Observed Relation with Happiness
- urban living
- sexe
- race
- marital status
- age
- education
- occupation at age 50
Remark:The latter 2 control variables are almost identical with the index of SES.