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

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews took place in the homes of respondents. They lasted between 60-90 minutes.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Self assesed risks of negative life events

Our Classification

Remarks

(Sutton, 1998)

Operationalization

Perceived risks of life events in comparison with other men/women of the same age(being mugged, being burgled, falling and breaking a bone, being knocked down when crossing the road, suffering from selected (where unreported) medical conditions: cancer, heart disease, losing memory, becoming housebound, entering a nursing home) and an additional item on living to be a 100 years old was added at the end.

Observed Relation with Happiness