Publication | |
Author(s) | Chan, Y.K.; Lee, R.P. |
Title | Network Size, Social Support and Happiness in Later Life: A Comparative Study of Beijing and Hong Kong. |
Source | Journal of Happiness Studies, 2006, Vol. 7, 87 - 112 |
DOI | DOI:10.1007/s10902-005-1915-1 |
Investigation | |
Public | 60+aged, China, 2000 |
Collect period | Summer |
Survey name | Unnamed study |
Sample | Probability stratified sample |
Respondents N = | 2125 |
Beijing N= 1004, Hong Kong N= 1121 | |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
structured questionnaire | |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on single question How happy are you now? 5 very happy 4 somewhat happy 3 neither happy nor unhappy 2 not very happy 1 not happy at all - DK - NA |
Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-5-hb |
Author's label | Happiness |
Page in publication | 94 |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 1 - 5 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 3.76 | 6.25 |
Standard deviation | 0.91 | 1.82 |
Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
% | 1.8 | 5.2 | 30.3 | 40.8 | 22.1 |
Author's label | Our subject description | |
City of residence | show | Region in China |
Education | show | Level of school-education |
Gender (male) | show | Sex (male vs female) |
Income | show | Personal income |
Network Size | show | Number of close friends |
Social support | show | Perceived availability of social support |
Total variance | show | Socio-demographic + social support |