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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
Employment status
Our Classification
Operationalization
a farmer (reference)
b unemployed
c home worker
d student
e salaried employment
f   self-employed
g other employment

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e OPRC = +/- ns                     OPRC   p<.
Unemployed          -.07   ns
Home-worker         +.01   ns
Student             +.02   ns
Salaried employment +.07   ns
Self-employed       +.11   01
Other employment    +.14   01

OPRC controlled for:
- consumption per capita
- ultra poor
- gender
- age
- married dummy
- education
- household size
- rural dummy
- asset index
- hungry season
- regional dummies

Additional control for crime (being attacked, burgled, livestock and petty theft) did not effect OPRC significantly.