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
- Social activities
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Reported number and importance of activities in:
a: clubs
b: local organizations, groups
c: evening/educational class
e: place of worship
d: cinema, theatre, place of entertainment
e: voluntary work
f: game or sport, swimming, keep fit, dancing, walking,
g: library
h: gardening
i: caring: for child er of someone ill/frail, other;
j: voting
h: frequency of getting out of house, holidays/outings
Observed Relation with Happiness
- social comparisons and expectations
- personality
- health
- health values
- social capital
- age
- gender
- socioeconomic status