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Chow (2012): study CA Calgary, Alberta 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Chow, H.P.
Title:
Health Care Service Needs and Correlates of Quality of Life: A Case Study of Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2012, Vol. 106, 347 - 358

Investigation

Public
65+aged Chinese migrants, Calgary, Canada, 2007
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 127
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Interviews were conducted at immigrants' place of residence by trained, bilingual interviewers employing a structured questionnaire .These interviews were conducted in English or a Chinese dialect (e.g., Cantonese, Mandarin, or Taishanese) spoken by the participants. The average length of the interviews was 30 min, with a range from 20 min to nearly an hour.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

… satisfied with overall life.. (full text not reported)
1  very dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
3  neutral
4  satisfied
5  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-?-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
351
Full text:
Self report on single question:

I am happy most of the time
5  strongly agree
4
3
2
1 strongly disagree
Classification:
M-TH-g-sq-v-5-h
Author's label:
Psychological well-being
Remarks:
This question was part of a 5 item index.
Page in publication:
352
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 0 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.78 -
SD:
1.11 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sex Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Length of residence Time since migration Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Country of origin Earlier nationality (nation of origin)
Country of origin
Financial need Sufficiency of current income Psychological well-being Overall happiness and contentment
Current worries
Physical mobility Restrictions in moving Perceived needs for services Perceived availability of social support
Practical support received
Medication use Use of medicaments Social network Current family of relatives
Current contacts with friends
Neighbourhood quality Satisfaction with amenities in vicinity
Build environment
Total Variants Summed socio-demographic + environmental factors
Summed socio-demographic + health + social ties