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Studies

Lai & McDonald (1995): study CA Calgary, Alberta 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Lai, D.W.; McDonald, J.R.
Title:
Life Satisfaction of Chinese Elderly Immigrants in Calgary
Source:
Canadian Journal on Aging,1995, Vol.14, 536 - 552

Investigation

Public
Chinese elderly immigrants, Canada, 1991
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 100
Non Response
14.7%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life.....?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  average
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
541
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.06 -
SD:
0.64 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Length of residency in Canada