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Correlational findings

Study Nidup et al. (2018): study BT 2012

Public
Adults, age range not rpeorted, Bhutan, 2012
Survey name
BT-Bhutan Living Standard Survey 2012
Sample
Respondents
N = 8847
Non Response
11,5%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Multi Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
Our Classification
Remarks
Based on the MPI of Alkyre and Foster (2011). Added to the original 10 indicators for this study 3 indicators are added: access to roads, land ownership, and livestock ownership.
Distribution
SE=.03
Operationalization
Selfreport on 13 indicators corresponding to 3 dimensions: health, education and living standards.
Dummie:
1 Multidimensional poor (>=33% of indicators)
0 Not multidimensional poor

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-g-sq-v-5-f OPRC = -.16 p < .01 OPRC controlled for:
- Income poverty
- Self-perceived poverty
- Household size
- Nationality of hh head
- Number dependent famiy members
- Number of rooms in house
- Literacy
- Education
- Unemployed
- Marital status
- Member of farmers cooperative
- Trust in neighbours
- Togetherness
- Believe in local deity
- Savings account
- House ownership
- Urban (lives in city)