Study Rojas (2008): study MX 2001

Public

General public, five states, Mexico, 2001

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 1536

Non Response

4

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
not reported, assumed

Correlate

Authors's Label

Economic satisfaction

Our Classification

Remarks

cluster derived using factor analysis. Rescaled to range 0-100

Distribution

M = 56,5 on range 0-100

Operationalization

Selfreport of satisfaction with four questions:
How satisfied are you with your income?;
How satisfied with what you can purchase?; How satisfied are you with your housing condition?;
How satisfied are you with your household's financial situation?

Each question is rated:
1  extremely unsatisfied
2  very unsatisfied
3  unsatisfied
4  neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
5  satisfied
6  very satisfied
7 extremely satisfied
(same response scale as life satisfaction)

Observed Relation with Happiness