Study Tani et al. (2020): study AU 2001

Public

Elderly, Australia, 2001

Survey name

AU-HILDA combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 5881

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Social network

Our Classification

Distribution

Natives       M=+.140 SD=2.04
Migrants     M=-.343 SD=2.03

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Self report on 13 questions,  with the exception of question 1 for which the answer is a  dichotomous Yes/No, have been used to generate the social network indicator via Principal  Component Analysis (CPA):
Do, or are, you:
1. currently an active member of a club?
2. attend events that bring people together?
3.  chat with your neighbours?
4. have telephone, email or mail contact with friends?
5. see members of my extended family or relative?
6. encourage others to get involved with a group?
7.  make time to keep in touch with friends?
8. give money to charity if asked?
9. get in touch with a local politician or councillor?
10. get involved in union or political party?
11. make time to attend services at a place of worship?
12. talk about current affairs with friends and family?
13. volunteer your spare time to work in NGOs?

0: rarely

6:  very often

Observed Relation with Happiness