Study Botha et al. (2018): study ZA 2012

Public

16+ aged general public, South Africa, 2012

Survey name

SA-SAS 2012_1

Sample

Respondents

N = 2111

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

SES

Our Classification

Operationalization

a: Individual SES index: respondents ..
    -   income
    -  education
    -  employment status
b: Household SES index
    - total household income before tax and other deductions
    - household characteristics such as asset ownership
    - infrastructures such as electricity access, toilet facilities, dwelling type, source of drinking water
c: Subjective SES index : respondent's
    - perception of the household's SES relative to other households, i.e. perceived family wealth, perceived relative income
    - actual income vs. required income

Observed Relation with Happiness