Study Shapiro & Lambert (1999): study US 1987

Public

Fathers of child below age 19, USA, followed 5 years 1987 - 1994

Survey name

US-NSFH combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 844

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

T1 value of happiness

Our Classification

Remarks

Coresidence = living with child

Distribution

T1:
Divorced coresident    M = 5.35 (1.26)
Divorced nonresident M = 5.08 (1.30)
Continuously married M = 5.57 (1.17)

T2:
Divorced coresident    M = 4.56 (1.94)
Divorced nonresident M = 5.27 (1.25)
Continuously married M = 5.36 (1.22)

Related specification variables

Operationalization

T1 happiness by T2 happiness: 5 year diference
Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days?
1  very unhappy
2
3
4
5
6
7  very happy

Observed Relation with Happiness