Study Chow (2012): study CA Calgary, Alberta 2007

Public

65+aged Chinese migrants, Calgary, Canada, 2007

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 127

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews were conducted at immigrants' place of residence by trained, bilingual interviewers employing a structured questionnaire .These interviews were conducted in English or a Chinese dialect (e.g., Cantonese, Mandarin, or Taishanese) spoken by the participants. The average length of the interviews was 30 min, with a range from 20 min to nearly an hour.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Perceived needs for services

Our Classification

Distribution

1: M=1.47, SD=1.11
2: M=1.32, SD=0.86
3: M=1.33, SD=0.84
4: M=1.86, SD=1.34
5:M=1.54, SD=1.17
6: M=1.67, SD=1.29
7: M=1.93, SD=1.54
8: M=1.47, SD=1.11
9: M=2.85, SD=1.81
10: M=2.68, SD=1.77
11: M=1.29, SD=0.80
12: M=1.27, SD=0.72
13: M=1.31, SD=0.87
14: M=1.61, SD=1.21
15: M=1.63, SD=1.22
16. M=1.83, SD=1.33

Operationalization

Self report on the question of need for assistance with various tasks:
1. bathing/washing
2. dress/undressing
3. transfer/lifting
4. eating
5. grocery shopping
6. meal preparation
7. laundry
8. house cleaning
9. writing
10. reading
11. using a telephone
12. using a radio or television
13. locking or unlocking doors
14. handling money
15. banking
16. going to social activities

Rated:
1: never
2:
3:
4:
5: always

Observed Relation with Happiness