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Studies

Falco et al. (2012): study GH 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Falco, P.; Maloney, W.F.; Rijkers, B.
Title:
Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing. An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa.
Source:
Policy Research Working Paper 6244, World Bank, 2012, USA

Investigation

Public
15-60 aged, urban population, Ghana, followed 7 years, 2004-2010
Survey name
GH-UHPS 2004-2010
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 3216
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Taking everything together, how happy are you with the way things are going in your life now?
6  completely satisfied
5  pretty much satisfied
4  slightly satisfied
3  slightly dissatisfied
2  pretty much dissatisfied
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLS-c-sq-v-6-a
Remarks:
Weighted mean computed by WDH team
Page in publication:
10
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.28 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Employment status Self employed
Size of one's enterprise
Different Salaried employees Tenure (vs flex contracts)
Informal wage employment (vs formal)
Civil Servants Public employment (vs private sector) Earnings Personal income Work Hours Work hours
Time spend on work
Tenure Tenure (vs flex contracts) Apprentice Working of students Household Assests Current possessions Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Education Current education Height (Z-score) Height Married Status Married state (compared to non-married states) Household Head Own position in household Different employment status Public employment (vs private sector)
Self employed
Entrepreneur