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The general well-being index is a mental health status measurement developed by the National Center for Health Statistics. A general well-being score has three basic components: a measure of “depressive mode,” a measure of “concern about one’s health” and a measure of “life satisfaction and emotional stability.” It has been shown by Chi, op. cit., to be valid measure of mental health status of migrant farmworkers.
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