Soumerai & Avorn (1983): study US Massachusetts 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Soumerai, S.B.; Avorn, J.
- Title:
- Perceived Health, Life Satisfaction, and Activity in Urban Elderly: a Controlled Study of the Impact of Part-Time Work.
- Source:
- Journal of Gerontology, 1983, Vol. 38, 356 - 362
Investigation
- Public
- 60+ aged retired participants in a work program and controls,followed 6 months, USA 1981
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 54
- Non Response
- 14,8%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
T1: 1981 T2: the final 6 weeks of the 6-month intervention program
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"Here you have ladder of nine rungs representing different conditions of life in which a person may possibly be. The top of the ladder '9' represents the best possible condition one may think of, and the bottom '1'represents the worst possible condition. On which rung do you think you stand with regard to your personal condition?"
9 best possible
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 worst possible
This question was followed by questions on the past (five years ago) and the future (five years from now).
Name: Cantril ladder rating (adjusted version) - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 358
Correlational Findings
Activation
Socio-economic treatment
Gardener