Lee & Ellithorpe (1982): study US Washington 1975
Publication
- Author(s):
- Lee, G.R.; Ellithorpe, E.
- Title:
- Intergenerational Exchange and Subjective Well-Being among the Elderly.
- Source:
- Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982, Vol. 44, 217 -224
Investigation
- Public
- 60+ aged, living near children, USA, Washington State, 1975
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 403
- Non Response
- 25.1%
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 6 questions:
A On the whole, life gives me a lot of pleasure
B On the whole, I am very satisfied with my life today
C Things are getting just worse for me as I get older
D All in all, I find a great deal of happiness today
E I have a lot to be sad about
F Nothing ever turn out for me the way I want it
Scoring
4 strongly agree
3
2
1 strongly disagree
Computation: simple addition. Possible range 6-24 - Classification:
- M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a
- Author's label:
- morale
- Remarks:
- males: Mean 18.6 SD 2.3
females: Mean 18.5 SD 2.5 - Page in publication:
- 220
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 6 - 24 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 18.60 -
- SD:
- 2.40 -
Correlational Findings
Amount of current support received