Title: Study of the well-being of older people in Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1976
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.
Subjects: Public opinion, Older people, Economic conditions, Social conditions, Services for
Places: Ohio, Cleveland