title: Perceptions of well-being among the older metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations in the United States.
abstract: The relationships were examined between selected sociodemographic variables and perceptions of well-being among residents 60 years and older of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States. Multiple regression models were used in analyzing data from the 1982-1991 NORC General Social Survey. Such sociodemographic variables as gender, race, marital status, education, financial status, place of residence, religious membership, and religious attendance were independent variables. A composite score of perceptions of well-being was the dependent variable. Race, marital status, education, financial status, religious attendance, and place of residence were important to well-being; gender and religious membership were not significant. The effects of nonmetropolitan living also significantly enhanced perceptions of well-being. Other facets of mental health in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas were also examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville 38505, USA.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Mookherjee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D012067:Religion; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population