Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966

Public

Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74

Sample

Respondents

N = 1628

Non Response

2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Family's socioeconomic level

Our Classification

Operationalization

Index consisting of six equally weighted components:
a: father's occupational status;
b: father's educational level
c: mother's educational level
d: number of rooms per person in home
e:; number of books in home
f: checklist of other possesions in the home. 1.00
:
8.00.

Assesed at T1

Observed Relation with Happiness