| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Lee, G.R.; Ellithorpe, E. |
| Title | Intergenerational Exchange and Subjective Well-Being among the Elderly. |
| Source | Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982, Vol. 44, 217 -224 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 60+ aged, living near children, USA, Washington State, 1975 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| selected from all telephone directories in the state | |
| Respondents N = | 403 |
| Non Response | 25.1% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 6 questions: A On the whole, life gives me a lot of pleasure B On the whole, I am very satisfied with my life today C Things are getting just worse for me as I get older D All in all, I find a great deal of happiness today E I have a lot to be sad about F Nothing ever turn out for me the way I want it Scoring 4 strongly agree 3 2 1 strongly disagree Computation: simple addition. Possible range 6-24 |
| Classification | M-ACO-u-mq-n-4-a |
| Author's label | morale |
| Page in publication | 220 |
| Remarks | males: Mean 18.6 SD 2.3 females: Mean 18.5 SD 2.5 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 6 - 24 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 18.60 | |
| Standard deviation | 2.40 |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Age | A04ab03 | Age difference among elderly |
| Aid given | S11ab01 | Amount of support provided |
| Aid received | S10ab01 | Amount of current support received |
| Aid received | C05ab02 | Relation with children living on their own, also classified as above ↑ |
| Education | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Health | H14ab02a | Global health rating |
| Interaction | C05ab02 | Relation with children living on their own |
| Marital status | M02aa | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
| Number of children | C03ab01 | Number of children |
| regression of morale on indepent variables | S15ab08 | Socio-demographic + social ties |