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Studies

Gagliardi et al. (2010): study ZZ Western Europe 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Gagliardi, C.; Marcellini, F.; Papa, R.
Title:
Associations of Personal and Mobility Resources with Subjective Well-being Among Older Adults in Italy and Germany.
Source:
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2010, Vol. 50, 42 -47

Investigation

Public
55+ aged, Germany and Italy, 2000
Survey name
INT-MOBILATE
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 2118
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question;
What do you think, how satisfied are you at this moment- all in all - with your life ?' 'If for instance you are totally satisfied with your life, please mark a '10'.If you are totally unsatisfied with your life, mark a '0'.If you are not completely unsatisfied nor totally satisfied range yourself somewhere between '1' and '9"
10   completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ba
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Germany  M=7,4  SD=2 Italy  M=7.5  SD=1.9
Page in publication:
43
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.42 7.42
SD:
1.97 1.97

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Education in years