Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966 /1

Public

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

Sample

Respondents

N = 2213

Non Response

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

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Interest in government

Our Classification

Operationalization

Simple direct question at T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5: 'Some people think about what's going on in government very often, and others are not that
interested. How much of an interest do you take in government and current
events?' 1 = no interest at all;
2 = very little interest; 3 = some
interest; 4 = a lot of interest;
5 = a very great interest

Observed Relation with Happiness