Study Jelicic & Kempen (1999): study NL Goningen 1992

Public

57+ aged, North Netherlands, 1992

Sample

Respondents

N = 8723

Non Response

44,5%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
At home

Correlate

Authors's Label

Chronic medical conditions

Our Classification

Distribution

N=  0: 1763, 1: 1666, 2: 921, 3: 684

Operationalization

Participants were asked if they had been under treatment in the past 12 month by a family physician or a medical specialist for the following chronic conditions :
- asthma, chronic bronchitis
- pulmonary emphysema
- heart condition
- hypertension
- (consequenses of) stroke
- leg ulcer,stomach ulcer
- liveer disorder
- thyroid gland disorder
- back problems for at least three month or sliped disk
- joint conditions or arthritis
- migraine/chronic headache
- serious dermatologic disorders as psoriasisor eczema
- cancer
- multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease or epilepsie

Scoring:
0: none of these
1: one
2: two
3: three or more

Observed Relation with Happiness