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Studies

Kolosnitsyna et al. (2014): study RU 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Kolosnitsyna, M.; Dorzhiev, K.; Khorkina, N.
Title:
What Happens to Happiness when People get Older Socio-Economic Determinants of Life Satisfaction in Later Life.
Source:
NRU HSE'S Working Papers, 2014, Nr 68, RUSSIA

Investigation

Public
55+ aged, Russia, 2009 - 2012
Survey name
RU-RLMS combined waves
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 5920
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

To what extend are you satisfied with your life in general at the present time?
1  not at all satisfied
2  less than satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4  rather satisfied
5  fully satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-h
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
5, 4
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 8.2%,   2: 24.9%,   3: 22.6%,   4: 38.6%,   5: 5.8%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.09 5.36
SD:
1.09 1.99

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Age difference among elderly Sex Sex: male (vs female) Type of settlement Rural dwelling (vs urban) Health status Global health self-rating Health index Number of somatic complaints Smoking Use of tobacco Education Level of school-education Income(ln) Personal income Job Employed Social status Subjective social rank Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Children Current parental status Year Trend average happiness in retired