The data that were used in the present study were obtained from Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). The Add Health study followed adolescents’ transition into adulthood. Wave III, for which participants were interviewed in 2001, consisted of 4,882 individuals who were in grades seven through twelve in the years 1994 and 1995. In the present study, factors such as race, gender, and education were examined as predictors of life satisfaction. Results from hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that race, gender, and education are all significant predictors of life satisfaction.
