Study Bahr & Harvey (1980): study US 1972

Public

Recently widowed miner`s wives and controls,USA, 1972

Sample

Respondents

N = 222

Non Response

Widows 39% ,survivor wives 19% ,other miners wives 48%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label

Married

Our Classification

Operationalization

0 Husband died in mine accident 6   months ago (N=44)
1 Husband still alive (N=178)
  (wives of survivors same accident and
  other minewives).

Observed Relation with Happiness