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Studies

Stull (1988): study US 1975

Publication

Author(s):
Stull, D.E.
Title:
A Dyadic Approach to Predicting Well-Being in Later Life.
Source:
Research on Aging, 1988, Vol.10, 81 - 101

Investigation

Public
58-63 aged married, followed 2 years, USA, 1975-1979
Survey name
US-CPS multiple waves
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 300
Non Response
50.9%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
T1: pre-retirment in 1975 or 1977 T2: post-retirement in 1977 or 1999

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Husbands occupation