| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Chappell, N.L.; Badger, M. |
| Title | Social Isolation and Well-Being. |
| Source | Journal of Gerontology, 1989, Vol. 44, 169 - 176 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 60+ aged, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1985 |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| The sample was obtained from the Manitoba Health Services Commission (MHSC), the organization processing all provincial health insurance claims in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The sample includes people aged 60 and older. | |
| Respondents N = | 743 |
| The characteristics of the sample are similar to other representative samples studied in Winnipeg. | |
| Non Response | 25% |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| The interviews were lasted for an hour and a half, on average. | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Self report single question: Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days- would you say you are.. 5 happy 4 somewhat happy 3 neither happy nor unhappy 2 somewhat unhappy 1 unhappy |
| Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-5-o |
| Author's label | The Global Happiness Indicator |
| Page in publication | 171 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 5 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 4.14 | 6.50 |
| Standard deviation | 1.14 | 1.31 |
| Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| % | 7.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 52.0 |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Social Isolation | S06ab | Current contacts |
| Social Isolation | C03aa01 | Ever had children (vs not), also classified as above ↑ |
| Social Isolation | H20ab01 | Living alone or not, also classified as above ↑ |
| Social Isolation | M02aa | Married state (compared to non-married states), also classified as above ↑ |
| Social Isolation | F06ab01 | Number of close friends, also classified as above ↑ |