A path analysis model for determining the subjective well-being was used to investigate the correlation between variables for aged people living at home. From 2,949 aged people, who were residents of I town as of the time of this survey in October 1993, 441 residents were randomly selected as the subjects of this study. Of the 441 selected subjects, data was used from 384 subjects who were capable of carrying out activities of daily living by themselves and who were also able to fill in the questionnaire unaided. The items surveyed were sex, age, educational background, presence / absence of a spouse, activities of daily living, activities parallel to daily living, social integration, subjective well-being, and self-rated health. Path analysis was carried on these data, and the following results were obtained : 1) educational background, which is a personal attribute (tertiary factor) was a contributory factor to social integration, which is a secondary factor, and age and sex were contributory factors to activities parallel to daily living, which are secondary factors. 2) these secondary factors determined self-rated health, which is a primary factor. 3) Self-rated health, which is a primary factor strongly determined the subjective quwell-being. 4) Social integration and activities parallel to daily living, which are secondary factors, directly determined the subjective well-being. Appropriate homecare services for aged people in the future are discussed, based on these results.
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