Gee (2000a): study CA British Columbia 1996

Publication

Author(s):

Gee, E.M.

Title:

Living Arrangements and Quality of Life among Chinese Canadian Elders.

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 2000, Vol. 51, 309 - 329

Investigation

Public

65+ aged, Chinese Canadians, Canada, 1996

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 2158

Non Response

28.5%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Respondents were interviewed in their own homes by trained Chinese interviewers, both seniors and non-seniors, in the language of their choice.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

.. life .. (text not reported)
5  very satisfied
4
3
2
1 very dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SL?-?-sq-v-5-e

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Living arrangement Living alone or not
Living with children Living Arrangements Living with children Age Current age (in years) Health Self-perceived health Personal income Personal income Country of birth Ethnic status in Canada
Ever migrated or not Years in Canada Time since migration
Development of nationality English-speaking ability Change in language Have confidante Current friendship network Number of close friends Number of close friends Frequency of seeing non-coresident children Current relation with one's children See children as often as want Relation with children living on their own Living arrangement- widowed women Living alone or not
Living with children