Study Bowling & Gabriel (2004): study GB 2001
- Public
- 65+aged, Britain, 2000-2001
- Survey name
- Omnibus Survey
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 999
- Non Response
- 23%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Interviews took place in the homes of respondents. They lasted between 60-90 minutes.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Total Variance
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- A: Social comparisons and expectations:
a: gap score
B: Personality and psychology variables:
a: self-efficacy
b: optimism-pessimism bias
c: depression/anxiety (GHQ)
d: self assessed risks of negative life events
C: Health variables:
a:physical functioning (ADL)
b:health status
c:long-standing illness
D: Social capital (personal):
a: social activities
b:social support
c:pets
d: frequency of loneliness
e: increase in loneliness
E: Social capital:
a: quality of area
b: safety of area
c: neighbourliness of area
F: Health values:
a: health value score
G: Socio-demographic:
a: age
b: gender
H: socio-economic background:
a: social class
b: housing tenure
c: highest level of educational qualification