Study Posel & Casale (2011): study ZA 2008
- Public
- 17+ aged general public, South-Africa., 2008
- Survey name
- SA-NIDS Panel study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 28000
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Assumed by WDH team.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Dwelling place
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- a: 11%, b: 77%, c: 12%
- Operationalization
- a. Informal dwelling place (shack typically made of cardboard, plastic or corrugated iron)
b. Formal dwelling place (not for whites) (brick structure)
c. Rural dwelling place (mud and thatch) (traditonal hut) (reference)
Rated:
1 yes
0 no
Observed Relation with Happiness
- individual characteristics
- ethnicity
- head
- age
- years of schooling
- sexe
- marital status
- health status
- household characteristics
- number of children
- number of pensioners
- quality toilet
- social capital variables
- involved in religious activities
- neigbours
- crime in neighbourhood
- member of a group
- owns a cellular phone
- income variables
- per capita household income (Rands)
- actual rank in SA (richest, middle, poorest)
- percieved rank in SA (richest, middle, poorest)
- percieved rank in village/suburb (richest, middle, poorest)
- percieved to be better/same/worse than at age 15
- expect to be better/same/worse off 2 years hence