Study Davis (1984): study US 1972
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972-1982
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 13581
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Marital status
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 0 not married
1 married
Observed Relation with Happiness
married 41
widow 23
single 22
divorced 19
The relationship remains sizable after control for recent financial change, race, household size and social participation (memberships, frequency of social contacts and visits to bars and taverns). The lower happiness of the ex-married is partly explained by recent decrease in income. Change in average happiness in the USA from 1973 to 1982 can partly be explained by a drop in % marrieds and a consequent rise in % decrease in income.