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Serpa Barros de Moura & De Losso da Silveira Beuno (2013): study BR São Paulo 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Serpa Barros de Moura, M.J.; De Losso da Silveira Beuno, R.
Title:
Land Title Program in Brazil: Are there any Changes to Happiness?
Source:
The Journal of Socio-Economics , 2013, Vol. 45, 196 - 203

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, illigal land occupants, followed 18 months after legalization, Brazil 2007-2008
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 326
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
200
Full text:
Self report on single question:

".....satisfaction with overall life....."
(Full questions not reported)
3  very satisfied
2  fairly satisfied
1  not satisfied
-  NA
Classification:
O-SLW-?-sq-v-3-b
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
200

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Legalization of land ownership Change to legal ownership