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Correlational findings

Study Chan & Lee (2006): study CN 2000

Public
60+aged, China, 2000
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 2125
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
structured questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social support
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on question on perceived avaliability of social support in the last 6 months:
a: to share secrets
b: to do things for each other
c: to feel close to
d: to care about him/her
e: listen to him/her

1: not easy at all
2: not so easy
3: easily avaliable
4: very easily avaliable

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb r = +.37 p < .001 Hong Kong O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb Beta = +.33 p < .001 Beta controlled for:
- gender
- income
- education

Unaffected by additional control for network size (Beta =+.33)
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb r = +.19 p < .01 Beijing O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb Beta = .19 p < .01 Beta controlled for:
- gender
- income
- education

Unaffected by additional control for network size (Beta=+.18)