Study Qi et al. (2022): study US Honolulu, Hawai 2018

Public

55+ aged Chinese migrants, Honolulu, USA, 2018

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 398

Non Response

7.44%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Social isolation

Our Classification

Remarks

Five items were combined to create an index of social isolation. One point was assigned for each item. Average scale ranging from 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher levels of social isolation.

Distribution

Range 0-5. M: 1.33, SD: 0.92

Operationalization

Self report on questions whether participants:
a:  were living alone
b:  were not currently married (never married, separated, divorced, widowed)
c:  never or rarely talk on the phone or get together with friends
d:  never or rarely talk on the phone or get together with relatives
e:  did not volunteer or engage in social/ community activities (social clubs, resident groups, or religious groups).

Observed Relation with Happiness