Study Fengler et al. (1983): study US Vermont 1978

Public

Elderly, Vermont, USA, 1978

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 1400

Non Response

< 10%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interview at home of respondent. Interviewers were mostly women with some advanced education. All interviewers had received a training.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Perceived adequacy of health

Our Classification

Distribution

-40% feeling their health was better than average.
-11% feeling that their health was worse than average.

Related specification variables

Operationalization

A:  A measure of incapacity was used as the actual health measure and was constructed as a scale from a series of twelve items where the respondent was asked about ability to do such things as dress, climb stairs, bathe, or go on walks.
B: Questioning the respondent to compare his/her own health with others of the same age.

Observed Relation with Happiness