Kye & Park (2014): study KR 2009

Publication

Author(s):

Kye, S.K.; Park, K.

Title:

Health-related determinants of Happiness in Korean Adults.

Source:

International Journal of Public Health, 2014, Vol. 59, 731-738

Investigation

Public

30-69 aged, general population, South Korea 2009

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 1530

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

In general, how would you describe your happiness?
4  very happy
3  mostly happy
2  a little bit happy
1  not happy at all

Classification:

O-HL-g-sq-v-4-m

Author's label:

Happiness

Remarks:

-Happy (4+3)  59,5%; Unhappy (2+1) 40.5%

Page in publication:

734

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Healthy diet What one eats
Healthy eating Exercise Current healthy life-style
Active involvement in sports Exercise environment Opportunity for sporting
Sports facilities in vicinity
Build environment Current smoking Use of tobacco Stress Life-stress inventories Income Household income Marrital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Education level Level of school-education Age Current age (in years)