Study Henley & Davis (1967): study US 1959
- Public
- 60+ aged chronically-ill, followed three years, USA, 1959-62
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 167
- Non Response
- 24% not available because of death, mental deterioration, unknown address or r
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
at clinic or at home.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Extent of family contact outside the home
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Respondents were classified according to the number of their living relatives, multiplied by the frequency of contacts: sparse / occasional / many