| Publication |
| Author(s) | Ho, S.C.; Lau, J.; Woo, J. |
| Title | Life Satisfaction and Associated Factors in Older Hong Kong Chinese. |
| Source | The American Geriatrics Society, 1995, Vol. 43, 252 - 255 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 70+aged, Hong Kong, 1991-1992 |
| Collect period | July 1991- June 1992 |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| | Respondents were selected from the registered list of Old Age and Disability Allowances which covers 90% of those aged 70 years and over and stratified by age and sex. |
| Respondents N = | 1557 |
| | Female N=843, Male N=714
Respondents were screened for cognitive impairment using the Information/Orientation Section of the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly (CAPE), using a cut off point of <7. Excluded from the study were 108 men and 287 women with scores <7. |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Belief in Christianity | R12ac | Current religious denomination |
| Depressive symptom score | H13ac04a | Depressive (f31-33) |
| Difficulty with chewing | H14ac02e | Restrictions to physical functioning |
| Difficulty with sleeping | S04ab02 | Quality of sleep |
| Higher educational attainment | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Inadequate means to meet living expenses | I01ac | Sufficiency of current income |
| Infrequent contact with relatives | F03ab02 | Contacts with relatives |
| Infrequent participation in helping friends and relatives | H18ab | Current helping |
| Low social class laborers | S09ab | Current socio-economic status |
| No participation in religious group activities | R12ad02 | Participation in church |
| Number of neighbors | S06ab | Current contacts |
| Number of relatives | F03ab01 | Number of relatives |
| Participation in daily exercise | S12ab | Current sporting |
| Participation in daily exercise | A02ac12 | Sporting, also classified as above ↑ |
| Poor functional ability-Barthel Index | H02ab | Current handicap |
| Poor functional ability-Barthel Index | H14ac01 | Degree of restriction, also classified as above ↑ |
| Poor living arrangements | H22ab03 | Quality of current dwelling |
| Poor self-perceived health | H14ab02 | Self-perceived health |
| Poor vision | H02ab | Current handicap |
| Poor vision | H14ac02c | Restrictions in seeing, also classified as above ↑ |
| Two or more falls in the past 12 months | L06ab02 | Specific current life-events |
| Two or more falls in the past 12 months | H14ab03 | Symptoms of bad health, also classified as above ↑ |