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Correlational findings

Study Ruprah (2010): study ZZ Latin America 1997

Public
18+ aged, general public, Latin America, 1997-2007
Survey name
Latinobarometro 9710
Sample
Respondents
N = 147446
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Employment status
Our Classification
Operationalization
A: Inactive (reference)
B: Unemployed
C: Self-employment (agriculture and informal)
D: Self-employment (professional and owners)
E: Wage earners

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c OLRC = +.03 p < .01 WAGE EARNERS                  (vs Inactive) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c OLRC = -.03 p < .01 SELF-EMPLOYMENT. AGRICULTURE  (vs Inactive) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c OLRC = 0 ns SELF-EMPLOYMENT. PROFESSIONAL (vs Inactive) C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c OLRC = -.21 ns UNEMPLOYED                    (vs Inactive)

OLRCs controlled for:
- GDP per capita
- country
- year
- size of city
- socio-demographic characteristics
  - gender
  - education
  - age
  - marital status
  - economic situation
- homeownership