Study Keng & Wu (2014): study TW 1989
- Public
- Elderly, Taiwan, folowed 14 years 1989-2003, before and after change health insurance law in 1995
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4049
- Non Response
- <10%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Panel study in 5 waves: T1: 1989, T2: 1993,T3: 1996, T4: 1999 and T5: 2003.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Age
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed at T5 (1999)
- Distribution
- M = 68, SD =6,5
- Operationalization
- Age in years
Observed Relation with Happiness
OPRC controlled for:
- no health insurance before 1995 (when universal insurance was implemented)
- exp. group vs. control group
- interaction exp. group x no insurance before 1995
- interaction happiness in 1989 x in 1995 before introduction health insurance
- Social background
- sexe
- education
- income
- marital status
- Origin
- native
- mainland
- possessions
- house
- Stock
- health history, ever had..
- asthma
- stroke
- heart
- disbetes
- life style
- drinks
- smokes