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Moon & Mikami (2007): study JP 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Moon, J S.; Mikami, H.
Title:
Difference in subjective Well-being between ethnic Korean and Japanese elderly Residents in an Urban Community in Japan.
Source:
Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 2007, Vol. 7, 371 - 379

Investigation

Public
65+aged, ethnic Korean naturalized as Japanese and Japanese, Japan, 2005
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 425
Non Response
21.7%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire delivered to respondents by the chairpersons of the neighborhood association or the investigator

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Write any number between 0 and 100 that describes your quality of life
100  perfect
95   
90
85  
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10  
5
0     might as well be dead
Classification:
O-QOL-u-sq-n-101-a
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
376
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 100 On range 0-10
Mean:
57.45 5.75
SD:
25.80 2.85

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Ethnicity