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Correlational findings

Study Allain et al. (1996): study ZW 1994

Public
60+ aged, general public, regions, Zimbabwe, 1994-1995
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 278
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
structured interview by trained research nurses

Correlate

Authors's Label
children could give better support
Our Classification
Remarks
recoded by WDH team
Distribution
1 = 28%
Operationalization
Self report on single question. Satisfaction with support from children, full question not reported.
0 = children could give better support.
1 = children could not give better support

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SL?-?-sq-v-4-i D% = + p < .05 % happy
children could not give better support  61%
children could give better support      34%
-difference                            +27%
O-SL?-?-sq-v-4-i OR = + ns OR not significant adjusted for:
- live with children
- children give material support
- rural residence
- children give respect
- satisfied with financial circumstances
- better off than neighbours
- feels lonely