Study of the well-being of older people in Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1976
By: principal investigator, United States General Accounting Office
Series: ICPSR -- 7773; ICPSR (Series) -- 7773
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Public opinion; Older people; Economic conditions; Social conditions; Services for
Description: 1,834 non-institutionalized persons over 65 and residing in Cleveland, Ohio, were interviewed by personnel from Case Western Reserve University for the United States General Accounting Office. Of these, 1,519 were reinterviewed one year later. A questionnaire developed by the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development in collaboration with the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare gathered information on the well-being of older persons and their use of services. The study sought to assess the social, economic, mental, and physical well-being reported by respondents. It also concentrated on daily activities and on the use and quality of services and characteristics of service providers.
Notes: Holding archive: National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging.

ICPSR data class: Class II.

Data collected: 1975-1976.

Cleveland (Ohio)

1,834 respondents, 674 variables, approximately 41,953 card-image equivalents.