Zhang & Liu (2007): study CN 2002
Publication
- Author(s):
- Zhang, W.; Liu, G.
- Title:
- Childlessness, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly in China
- Source:
- Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2007, 22:185-203
Investigation
- Public
- 65+ aged, China, 2002
- Survey name
- CN-Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 13447
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How do you rate your life at present?
1 bad or very bad
2 fair
3 good
4 very good - Classification:
- O-QOL-c-sq-v-4-b
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 190
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 7.1%, 2: 32.5%, 3: 46.3%, 4: 14.1% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.67 -
- SD:
- 0.80 -