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Studies

Graham & Felton (2005a): study CO 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, Colombia, 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: 3.08%,   2: 15.75%,   3: 43.42%,   4: 37.58%   (total 99.83%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.16 6.95
SD:
0.80 2.20