Mollenkopf et al. (2005): study ZZ Europe 2000
Publication
- Author(s):
- Mollenkopf, H.; Baas, S.; Marcellini, F.; Oswald, F.
- Title:
- Mobility and the Quality of Life.
- Source:
- Mollenkopf, H; et al; Eds.: "Enhanching Mobility in Later Life", IOS Press, 2005, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 279 - 288
Investigation
- Public
- 55+ aged, 6 European countries, 2000
- Survey name
- INT-MOBILATE
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 3950
- Non Response
- 45%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 21 questions:
A Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days?
10 totally satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 totally unsatisfied
B Indicate to what extend you feel this way during the past few weeks:
a nervous
b distressed
c afraid
d jittery
e irritable
f upset
g scared
h ashamed
i guilty
j hostile
k excited
l active
m determined
n inspired
o enthusiastic
p alert
q attentive
r proud
s strong
t interested
Answer options:
1 very slightly or not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): a to j
Positive affect score (PAS): k to t
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Way of computation aggregate score A / B not reported. - Classification:
- M-AO-*-mq-*--a
- Author's label:
- Quality of Life
- Page in publication:
- 279,284
Correlational Findings
Vacationing
Current travel behavior