Study Holland-Benin & Cable-Nienstedt (1985): study US 1978

Public:

Married persons, non-institutionalized, USA, 1978-83

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 3050

Non Response:

?

Assessment:

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's label

Stage of life cycle

Our Classification

Operationalization

1 Young married
2 Family with baby
3 Family with schoolchildren
4 Empty nest

Couples not fitting this categorisation excluded (15%)

Observed Relation with Happiness