Study Willits et al. (1978): study US 1946

Public:

Highschool pupils, rural area, followed 25 years, Pennsylvania, USA, 1946-71

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 2081

Non Response:

26%

Assessment:

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's label

Miles to metropolis

Our Classification

Operationalization

Linear distance from subject's residence at T2 (1971) to the nearest population center of 100,000 inhabitants.
Converted to logarithm for analysis.

Observed Relation with Happiness