Bookwala & Schulz (1996): study US 1991
Publication
- Author(s):
- Bookwala, J.; Schulz, R.
- Title:
- Spousal Similarity in Subjective Well-Being: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
- Source:
- Psychology and Aging, 1996, Vol. 11, 582 - 590
Investigation
- Public:
- 65+ aged couples, United States, 1991
- Survey name:
- Unnamed study
- Sample:
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents:
- N = 1040
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
-
Interview: face-to-face
Participants completed a structured interview and the interviews were conducted separately with each spouse.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Selfreport on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole?
6 delighted
5
4
3
2
1 terrible
Labels of other response options not reported - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sq-v-6-a
- Author's label:
- Feelings about life as a whole
- Page in publication:
- 584-585
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%, 6: 0%
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.82
- SD:
- 0.80
Correlational Findings
Happiness of spouse
Socio-demographic + life-appraisals
Socio-demographic + life-events
Socio-demographic factors only
Socio-demographic + health + life events
Socio-demographic + life appriasals + life events