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Correlational findings

Study Kim et al. (2017a): study US Los Angeles County, California 2011

Public
65+ aged Chinese and Korean immigrants, Los Angeles County, US, 2011
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 382
Non Response
Chinese: 18% Koreans : 17%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Age
Our Classification
Remarks
Age range is 65-94 for Chinese and 65-90 for Koreans
Distribution
Chinese M= 78.8 SD= 5.8
Korean  M= 73.8 SD= 6.8
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Current age in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a r = +.12 ns Chinese O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a r = -.51 p < .01 Koreans O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a Beta = +.13 ns Chinese O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a Beta = -.45 p < .01 Koreans O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a Beta = +.43 ns Chinese O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a Beta = -.13 p < .05 Koreans                Betas controlled for:
                       - gender (male)
                       - marital status
                       - income
                       - education