Study Herzog et al. (1982): study US 1978 /1

Public

25-97 aged, general public, USA, 1971-1978

Sample

Respondents

N = 6918

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Interpersonal/ leisure satisfaction

Our Classification

Remarks

DATASETS: 1: 1972, N=1955, SI Study, See ANDRE 1976 6: 1971, N=1822, QOL Survey, See CAMPB 1975 7: 1978, N=3141, QOL Survey, See CAMPB 1981

Operationalization

DATASET 1
"The things you and your family do together?"; "The way you spend your time, your non-working activities?"; "The things you do and the times you have with friends?"; rated on 7-point scales (high scores indicating high satisfaction) and combined into index.
DATASET 6 and 7
"All things considered, how satisfied are you with your family life -- the time you spend and the things you do with members of your family?";
"Overall, how satisfied are you with the ways to spend your spare time?"; "All thingss considered, how satisfied are you with your friendships -- with the time you can spend with friends, the things you do together, the number of friends you have as well as the particular people who are your friends?"; rated on 7-pointscale (high scores indicating high satisfaction) and combined into an index.

Observed Relation with Happiness