Study Sandoval & Guerrero (2001): study PH 1996

Public

Adults, general public, Philippines, 1996-2001

Sample

Respondents

N = 2000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Class

Our Classification

Remarks

Actual social class does not fully correspond with subjective social class, Gamma is only +.48 (1996) and +.45 (2001)

Distribution

1996 N = ABC: 11%, D: 69%, E: 20%
2001 N = ABC: 10%, D: 66%, E: 24%

Operationalization

A: upper class
B: upper-middle class
C: lower-middle class
D: working class
E: lower class

Recoded as:
3: High   = ABC
2: Middle = D
1: Low    = E

Observed Relation with Happiness