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Correlational findings

Study Hinks & Simon (2012): study MW 2004

Public
18+ aged, general public, Malawi, 2004
Survey name
MW_Malawi IHS 2004
Sample
Respondents
N = 11272
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Consumption per capita (log)
Our Classification
Operationalization
Per capita consumption (log). Details not specified.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e OPRC = +.10 p < .01 OPRC controlled for:
- ultra poor
- gender
- age + squared
- married dummy
- employment status
- education
- household size
- rural dummy
- asset index
- hungry season
- regional dummies O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e OPRC = +.11 p < .01 OPRC additionally controlled for:
- attacked in previous 12 months
- burgled in previous 12 months
- livestock stolen in previous 12 months
- suffered petty theft in previous 12 months O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e OPRC = +.12 p < .01 OPRC additionally controlled for:
- regional crime rate (attack)
- regional crime rate (burglary)
- regional crime rate (livestock theft)
- regional crime rate (petty theft)

Additonal control for squared regional crime rate (attack+burglary+livestock+petty theft) did not effect OPRC significantly.