Study Lowenthal & Boler (1965): study US 1962
- Public:
- 60+aged, San Francisco, USA, 1962
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 269
- Non Response:
- 55%, 22% refusals, 9% deaths, 22% unattainable
- Assessment:
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Interview: face-to-face
using open questions during 3 days
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Deprivation
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Deprivation measured by an index of:
- compulsary retirement in past 7 yrs
- widowhood in past 7 yrs
- interviewer rating of physical disability
Observed Relation with Happiness
not withdrawn: G' = -.51 (05)
Social withdrawal measured by report of reduced participation in organisation, and less contacts with family and friends.
G' based on proportion unhappy
not withdrawn: G' = -.65 (01)
not withdrawn: G' = -.40 (ns)