Study Kim et al. (2015): study US Los Angeles County, California 2010

Public

Elderly Asian migrants, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America, 2010 - 2011

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 382

Non Response

17.14%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Political participation

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Cronbach’s alpha was .71 for the Chinese version and .77 for the Korean version.

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Self report on questions:
a: I participate in political meetings during political elections
b: I actively participate in discussions about politics, the economy, and social issues
c: I write for newspapers or publications and subscribe to petitions
d: I am a member of a political party
e: I am participating in political work
f: I take part in presidential elections
g: I take part in elections for members of the National Assembly
h: I take part in local elections
i: I participate in civic groups

Rated:
1: never
2: seldom
3: about half the time
4: usually
5: always

Observed Relation with Happiness