Amit & Litwin (2010): study IL 2006

Publication

Author(s):

Amit, K.; Litwin, H.

Title:

The Subjective Well-being of Immigrants Aged 50 and Older in Israel.

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 2010, Vol. 98, 89 - 104

Investigation

Public

50+aged immigrants, Israel, 2005-2006

Survey name

SHARE

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 930

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

.. Satisfaction with life.. (full text not reported)
4  very satisfied
3  satisfied
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SL?-?-sq-v-4-g

Author's label:

Life Satisfaction

Page in publication:

94

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

29.00 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Continent of origin Ever migrated or not
Earlier nationality (nation of origin)
Country of origin Years since migration Time since migration Language Current language Gender Sex: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Married vs not married Married state (compared to non-married states) Income Household income Education Level of school-education Activities Current total social participation Health Self-perceived health Total Variants Summed socio-demographic factors only
Summed socio-demographic + life-appraisals
Summed socio-demographic + health + life-appraisals