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Correlational findings

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
Crime in the neighbourhood
Our Classification
Distribution
M = 0.40 SE = 0.007
Operationalization
Crime in the neigbourhood: full question not reported.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I OPRC = -.04 ns All O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I OPRC = -.01 ns Africans only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I OPRC = -.07 ns Whites only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I = OPRC's controled for:
- individual characteristics
  - ethnicity
  - head
  - age
  - years of schooling
  - sexe
  - marital status
  - health status
- household characteristics
  - number of children
  - number of pensioners
  - quality dwelling place
- social capital variables
  - involved in religious activities
  - neigbours help out
  - neigbours are aggressive
  - 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