Di Belgiojoso et al. (2022): study IT 2011

Publication

Author(s):

Di Belgiojoso, E.B.; Cela, E.; Rimoldi, S.M.

Title:

The effect of migration experiences on wellbeing among ageing migrants in Italy

Source:

Social Indicators Research, Vol. 161, 553-579

Investigation

Public

Elderly migrants, Italy 2011 - 2012

Survey name

Social Condition and Integration of Foreign Citizens (SCIF) 2011-2012

Sample

Selection from general population sample

Respondents

N = 3104

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0  extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
-    don't know
-   no answer

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

558

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Sex: male (vs female) Age at arrival Time since migration Area of origin Earlier nationality (nation of origin) Education level Level of school-education Area of residence Current residence Civil status Married state (compared to non-married states)
Never married
Widowed
Divorced or separated Length of stay Length of residence Italian citizenship Current ethnicity
Citizenship in country of settelment Religiosity Attitudes to religion Difficult access to services Public goods and services in vicinity Traffic and pollution in the area Local environmental quality Urban degeneration of the area of residence Local neatness Feeling stranger, not accepted in Italy Feeling an outsider in nation Poor health Self-perceived health
Number of health complaints Discrimination Perceived occurrence of ethnic discrimination
Personal experience of ethnic discrimination Having been aggressed verbally or physically Personal experience of ethnic discrimination
Victim of micro-aggression Having intimate social network Current friendship network
Current intimate relationships Being in transnational family, feeling lonely Current friendship network
Feeling lonely (vs not) General trust Trust in people Social participation Current participation in voluntary associations
Social activity Economic resources Sufficiency of current income Escaped from country of origin Earlier disaster
Reason for migration Occupational status before migration—at the interview Earlier occupation
Change in occupation
Later occupation R square Summed effects of current environmental + individual conditions (macro+ micro)