Chander (2004): study IN Haryana 2002

Publication

Author(s):

Chander, J

Title:

Relationship between Constituents of Welfare and Income: A Need Based Approach

Source:

Phd Dissertation, 2004, Panjab University, Chandisgarh, India

Investigation

Public

Adults, varying age ranges, general public, Haryana, India, 2002

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 500

Non Response

30

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Taking your life as a whole, where do you feel on the happiness scale of 0 to 10 given below, where 0 means totally unhappy and 10 means completely happy

0 = Totally unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 = Completely happy

Classification:

O-HL-?-sq-n-11-e

Author's label:

Happiness self reported

Page in publication:

96

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 1.6%,   2: 1.6%,   3: 1.5%,   4: 1.3%,   5: 4.4%,   6: 16.4%,   7: 15.5%,   8: 16.2%,   9: 14.9%,   10: 8.7%,   11: 17.8%   (total 99.9%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.90 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Absolute ncome Net household income Per capita income GDP per capita in nation (raw) Log of per capita income (LINPC) Current income level (unspecified) Self-reported economic security Concerns about income
Income expectations Perceived family-happiness Current happiness of others
Expenditures on: Other people Fulfilment of financial expectations (AchiefF) Satisfaction with financial situation Fulfilment of social expectations (AchiefS) Satisfaction with social recognition Perceived level of own social status Subjective social rank Change in economic conditions Development of one's income
Change in income level Change in social conditions Reputation (social self) Level of education Level of school-education Satisfaction with education Satisfaction with education Living in urban or rural environment Rural dwelling (vs urban) Having a (regular) job Current employment status Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Males and Females Sex: male (vs female) Satisfaction with State Government (SATGOVS) Satisfaction with local politics Satisfaction with Central Government (SATGOVC) Satisfaction with government in nation Satisfaction with financial and social achievements Satisfaction with financial situation
Satisfaction with social recognition Age AGE
Current age (in years) Faith in God Current religious beliefs
Belief in god Available time for Leisure Leisure time Time spent on hobbies Hobbies
Time spend on hobbies