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
- Able to work
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on questions:
a Does your health keep you from doing some types of work?
1: Yes (to some extent)
2: Can do nothing (totally)
3: No (reference)
b For work you can do, how much does your health limit the amount of work you can do?
1: A lot
2: Just a little
3: Somewhat
4: Not at all (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
a-"Yes",health limit from doing some types
(vs"No")
a-"Yes",health limit from doing some types
(vs"No")
B's controled for other aspects of capability:
- Opportunities for:
- adequate nourishment
- health limits
- 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
- feeling unhappy or depressed
- strain
- lose selfconfidence
- Control over life: no less than usual
- capable of making decisions
- able to overcome difficulties
- 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
- Satisfaction with life domains
(residual variation: proxi for personality)
- job
- partner
- health
- house
- household income
- social life
- leisure