Study

Publication
Author(s)	Kivett, V.R.
Title	Very-Old Rural Adults: Functional Status and Social Support.
Source	Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2000, Vol. 19, 58 - 77
Investigation
Public	Very old, rural area USA, followed 20 years, 1976-1997
	Survivors in a 20 year follow-up of 65+ aged, initially 418 persons. Average age 90 years: 76% women, 53% white, 67% widowed, 51% living alone.
	T1: 1976, T2: 1986, T3: 1989, T4: 1996/7
Survey name	Not available
Sample	Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents N =	49
Non Response	> 10%
Assesment	Interview: face-to-face
Happiness measure(s) used

Full text	Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder (9) represents the best possible life for you and the bottom (0) represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel personally stand at the present time? [ 9 ] best possible life for you [ 8 ] [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] worst possible life for you Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (adapted version)
Classification	C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca
Author's label	Life satisfaction
Page in publication	4,12
Remarks	Mean taken from table 1. This value is not consistent with mean life satisfaction mentioned on page 5 of the webversion of this text (M=4,37).
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes