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Study Moller (2007a): study ZA 2002

Public: Adults, general public, South Africa, 2002
Sample
Respondents: N = 26000
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face
Interviews in language of choice of respondent

Correlate

Authors's Label

Monthly household expenditure

Our Classification

Distribution

a:5%, b:40%, c:17%, d:3%

Operationalization

a:Monthly household expenditure R2500
  or higher
b:Monthly household expenditure under
  R400
c:Remitance main source of household
  income
d:No household income

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-c

                  %happy %neutral %unhappy
a:Monthly househ. exp.
  R2500 or higher     67        14   19
b:Monthly househ. exp.
  under R400          47        12   41
c:Remitance main source
  of househ. Income   47        12   41
d:No househ. Income   42         8   50