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Correlational findings

Study Bradburn & Caplovitz (1965): study US Illinois 1962 /1

Public
Adults, general public, 2 towns, prosperous and depressed, Illinois, USA, 1962/3 - 1962/10
Sample
Respondents
N = 547
Non Response
?
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Happiness
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single direct question: Taking all together, how happy would you say you are these days? Would you say you are very happy, pretty happy or not too happy?"

Assessed at T1 and T2
(8 month interval)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.48 p < .00 Between T1 and T2 the Cuban missile-crisis tookplace.