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Studies

Kivett (1976): study US 1970

Publication

Author(s):
Kivett, V.R.
Title:
The Aged in North Carolina: Physical, Social and Environmental Characteristics and Sources of Assistance. (The Guilford Study)
Source:
Technical Bulletin No.237, North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, 1976, USA

Investigation

Public
65+ aged, North Carolina, USA, 1970-71
Sample
Respondents
N = 469
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All in all, how much Unhappiness would you say that you find in life today.......?
1   a great deal
2   some
3   almost none
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ba
Author's label:
General happiness
Page in publication:
36
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 15.7%,   2: 20.4%,   3: 60.4%   (total 96.5%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.46 -
SD:
0.76 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Urban living Rural dwelling (vs urban) Male sex Sexe: male (vs female) White race Ethnic status in the USA Married vs never married Married (vs never married) Never married vs widowed Never married (vs widowed) Never married vs divorced Never married (vs divorced) Never married vs separated Never married (vs separated) Social position 'Objective' socio-economic status Age Age difference among elderly Educational level Level of school-education Work at age 50 Earlier occupation Joint effect Summed socio-demographic factors only