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Studies

Graham & Felton (2005a): study BR 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Graham, C.; Felton, A.
Title:
Life Satisfaction in Latin America.
Source:
Mimeo, The Brookings Institution, February 2005, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
Adults, age range not reported, general public, Brazil, 2003
Survey name
Latinobarometro 2003
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1200
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

In general, would you say that you are satisfied with your life?
Would you say that you are
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-c
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 4.25%,   2: 26.42%,   3: 62.1%,   4: 6.8%   (total 99.57%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.72 5.73
SD:
0.65 1.78