Study Anand et al. (2005): study GB 2000
- Public
- 16+ aged, general public, UK, 2000
- Survey name
- UK-BHPS 2000
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 12040
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Bodily health
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Originally coded: 1 yes 0 no. Order reversed by WDH team so that 1 denotes good health. Signs of correlation reversed accordingly
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question:
Does your health in any way limit your daily activities compared to most people of your age?
0: Yes
1: No
Observed Relation with Happiness
B's controled for other aspects of capability:
- Opportunities for:
- adequate nourishment
- move to another house
- car available
- no vandalism or crime in the area
- high education
- Mental problems: no more than usual
- able to concentrate
- sleep lost over worrying
- strain
- feeling unhappy or depressed
- lose selfconfidence
- Control over life: no less than usual
- capable of making decisions
- able to overcome problems
- able to face up to problems
- Can afford
- holiday
- new clothes
- taking friends out for drink or diner
- Being respected, no less than usual
- think of yourself as worthless
- played a usefull part in things
- Enjoy; no less tha usual
- felt happy
- enjoyed day-to-day activities
- Participate in society
- vote in last general election
- able to work
- Satisfaction with life domains
(residual variation: proxi for personality)
- job
- partner
- health
- house
- household income
- social life
- leisure