Study Bradburn (1969): study US 1963
- Public
- 21-60 aged, urban areas, USA, 1963 - 64
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2787
- Non Response
- ± 20%, Attrition ± 30%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews at home using highly structured questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Novelty
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Data T1. Not computed for summed ABS.
- Operationalization
- 3-item index of direct questions on acitivities engaged in during the past few weeks. Each rated yes/no.
- met new people
- gone to new places
- engaged in new activities
Observed Relation with Happiness
- When controlled for S.E.S.: G= +.30
- Unaffected by sociability
- Stronger among those who are
not satisfied with their social life:G= +.40