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Studies

Lin et al. (2008): study TW 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Lin, P.C.; Fetzer, S.J.; Yen, M
Title:
Quality of life in elders living alone in Taiwan
Source:
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2008, Vol. 17, 1610 - 1617

Investigation

Public
Elderly, aged 66-90, Taiwan, 2004
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 192
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How would you rate your quality of life?
1  very poor
2  poor
3  neither poor nor good
4  good
5  very good
Classification:
O-QOL-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Overall quality of life
Page in publication:
1612-1613
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.30 -
SD:
0.90 -