Study Brickman et al. (1978): study US 1977

Public

Lottery winners, paralyzed accident victims, and controls, Illinois USA, 1977

Sample

Respondents

N = 73

Non Response

45.5%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured, interview also by phone

Correlate

Authors's Label

Being an accident victim

Our Classification

Operationalization

Accident victims vs major lottery winners and controls.              
1. Accident victims: 11 paraplegic and
   18 quadraplegic accident victims,
   drawn from the fulltime patient
   population of a rehabilitation
   institute.
   N=29, non-response 15%.
2. Lottery winners: won $50000 or more
   in Illinois State Lottery.
   N=22, non-reponse 48%.
3. Controls: 22 individuals, living in
   approximately the same areas of the
   city as the lottery winners.
   N=22, non-reponse 41%.

Observed Relation with Happiness