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Studies

Blandford & Chappell (1990): study CA 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Blandford, A.A.; Chappell, N.L.
Title:
Subjective Well-being among Native and Non-Native Elderly Persons: Do Differences Exist?
Source:
Canadian Journal on Aging, 1990, Vol. 9, 386 - 399

Investigation

Public
50+ aged, Winnipeg,Canada, 1985
Sample
Respondents
N = 390
Non Response
15% Natives
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interviews using questionaires

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How would you describe your satisfaction with life in general at present......?
1  bad
2  poor
3  fair
4  good
5  excellent
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-t
Author's label:
Overall Satisfaction With Life
Remarks:
                           Natives                     Non-Natives

Fair/poor                 38%                           21%

Excellent/good       62%                           79%"

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Male sex