Study Willits et al. (1978): study US 1946

Public

Highschool pupils, rural area, followed 25 years, Pennsylvania, USA, 1946-71

Sample

Respondents

N = 2081

Non Response

26%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Miles to metropolis

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness assessed at T2.

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Linear distance from subject's residence at T2 (1971) to the nearest population center of 100,000 inhabitants.
Converted to logarithm for analysis.

Observed Relation with Happiness