Guo et al. (2019): study US Chicago 2011

Publication

Author(s):

Guo, M.; Dong, X.; Li, M.; Stensland, M.; Tiwari, A.

Title:

Is migration at older age associated with poorer psychological well-being? Evidence from Chinese older immigrants in the United States

Source:

Gerontologist, 59(5), 865-876

Investigation

Public

60+aged Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2011 - 2013

Survey name

US-PINE

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 3138

Non Response

0.6%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews were conducted at respondents’ homes by bilingual interviewers.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self-report on single question reflecting one’s quality of life.

Lead text is not reported.
1 poor
2 fair
3 good
4 very good

Classification:

O-QL?-?-sq-v-4-a

Author's label:

Quality of Life

Remarks:

A dummy variable was created to indicate good or very good QoL (1 = yes).

Page in publication:

868

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age at migration Time since migration Gender Sex: male (vs female) Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Education Years schooling Income Personal income Health insurance Insurances Years in the United States Length of residence Acculturation Adjustment to new country of settlement ADL difficulties Later physical health IADL difficulties Daily life tasks
Ability to perform tasks in daily life Family oriented migration Reason for migration Living with children Living with children Number of friends Current number of friends Sense of community Local social cohesion