Ward (1979): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):

Ward, R.A.

Title:

The Never-Married in Later Life.

Source:

Journal of Gerontology, 1979, Vol. 34, 861 - 869

Investigation

Public

50+ aged, USA, 1972-1977

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 3557

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Taken all things together, how would you say things are these days. Would you say you were.…?
1  not too happy
2  pretty happy
3  very happy

Classification:

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ag

Author's label:

Global happiness

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Retirement Current status: retired or not Health Global health self-rating Family income in the previous year Household income Education Level of school-education Social contacts Current personal contacts Satisfaction with family life Satisfaction with family of relatives Satisfaction with friendships Satisfaction with friends Number of groups belonged to Membership of voluntary organizations Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states)
Married (vs never married)
Married (vs widowed)
Married (vs divorced)
Married (vs separated)