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Studies

Li et al. (2008): study CN 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Li, D.; Chen, T.; Wu, Z.
Title:
An Exploration of the Subjective Well-Being of the Chinese Oldest-Old.
Source:
Healthy Longevity in China, Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 2008, Vol. 20, 347 - 356

Investigation

Public
80+ aged, China, 2002
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Mixed samples
Respondents
N = 11175
Non Response
1285
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
computer-assisted self interview (CASI), face-to-face interview, self-enumerated questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How would you rate your quality of life?
1  very poor
2  poor
3  neither poor nor good
4  good
5  very good
Classification:
O-QOL-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
How do you feel about your life?
Page in publication:
349
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.1%,   2: 6.3%,   3: 31.3%,   4: 47.3%,   5: 14%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.67 -
SD:
0.83 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sex