Sociocultural Differences between American-born and West Indian-born Elderly Blacks by Beverly P. Lyons

Author:Beverly P. Lyons [Lyons, Beverly P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Sociology, General
ISBN: 9780815330424
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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Need Factors

To ascertain extent of need for service as perceived by respondents, five variables were utilized including: perceived health status, perceived adequacy of income, whether respondent was a victim of crime during the past year, or were involved in taking care of grandchildren, and finally the total number of different types of help respondents felt they needed. These variables were operationalized as follows:

Perceived Health Status: Participants were asked to rate their health status. For regressions, data were recoded into four categories: Excellent = 0, Good = 1, Fair = 2, Poor = 3.

Extent of Criminal Victimization the Past Year: This variable was measured by asking whether or not participants were victims of crime in the past year. A list of frequent crimes against person or property was read to the participants to which they gave a "yes" or "no" response. This variable was computed based on the number of victimizations: none = 0, once = 1, twice = 2, three = 3, four = 4.

Perceived Number of Different Types of Help Needed: This variable was measured by asking the participants whether or not they needed help in the past year with a series of common tasks of daily life: home delivered meals; housekeeping or personal care in the home; home repairs; finding a job; personal or family counseling; someone to care for them after discharge from hospital; and someone to help them get what they are entitled to from the government. For regressions, the number of "yes's" = 1, and "no's" = 2 was totaled for this variable.

Cares Regularly for Grandchildren: This variable was coded as "yes" = 1, and "no" = 0.

Income Adequacy: To measure perceived adequacy of income, respondents were asked to indicate how well they could manage on their current income: can't make ends meet, just manage to get by, enough to get along (some extra), money not a problem. For regressions, responses were recoded: can't make ends meet = 0, just manage to get by = 1, enough to get along = 2, and money not a problem = 3.

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