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
- Satisfaction with work_B
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 3-item index of direct questions:
1. How satisfied are you with your
earning.
2. How satisfied are you with the work
you do.
3. Taking all things together, how do
you feel about your job or business
as a whole.
Assessed at
T1: January 1963
T3: Oktober 1963
Observed Relation with Happiness
Computed for chief wage earners only.
Males Females
All G= +.43 G= +.28
White collar G= +.28
- high G= +.38
- middle + low G= +.41
Blue collar G= +.38
- high + middle G= +.49
- low G= +.46