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Correlational findings

Study Cheung et al. (2005): study HK 2001

Public
Elderly, Hong Kong, 2001
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 3000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Service use frequency (each time per day)
Our Classification
Remarks
1 unit= 1 time per day
Operationalization
Self report on service use frequency (each time per day):
a: interest group
b: meal service
c: travel
d: meal to home service
e: home cleaning service
f: personal care service
g: sport facilities
h: volunteer service
i: medical service
j: nursing service

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +0.3 ns FREQUENCY SERVICE USED OF ..
-interest group O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +0.6 p < .05 -meal service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +2.0 ns -travel O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -3.4 p < .01 -meal to home service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +2.4 ns -home cleaning service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -0.5 ns -personal care service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -0.2 ns -sport facilities O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = +0.3 ns -volunteer service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -3.6 ns -medical service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a b = -2.0 ns -nursing service O-QOL-c-sq-ol-101-a R² = 0.3 a+b+c+d+e+f+g++h+i+j

B is controlled for:
-age
-sex
-education
-acquiescence
-reception of public welfare
-religious faith
-living arrangement
-marital status
-quality of life in the past years

No significant interactions with
-chronic illness
-age
-sex