Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

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