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Studies

Kim et al. (2017a): study US Los Angeles County, California 2011

Publication

Author(s):
Kim, B.J.; Cha, Y.; Harris, L.M.
Title:
Differences in the relationship between depression and self-rated life satisfaction in older Korean and Chinese immigrants
Source:
Social Work in Mental Health, 15(5), 555-566

Investigation

Public
65+ aged Chinese and Korean immigrants, Los Angeles County, US, 2011
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 382
Non Response
Chinese: 18% Koreans : 17%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

All things considered, to what extend are you satisfied with your life?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-%-101-a
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
558
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.13 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Ethnicity Ethnic status in the USA Age Age difference among elderly Gender (male) Sex: male (vs female) Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Income Current income level (unspecified) Education Level of school-education Depression Current general mental health Total variance Summed socio-demographic + health