Study Blaauw & Pretorius (2013): study ZA 2008
- Public
- 20+ aged general public, South Africa, 2008
- Survey name
- SA-NIDS Panel study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 13792
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- BMI
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- a: M = 26.8, b: 21%
- Operationalization
- a: Body Mass Index: weight/height
b: Obese: BMI > 30
Observed Relation with Happiness
b controlled for:
- Personal characteristics:
- ethnicity
- gender
- age
- marital status
- having children
- education
- religion important
- Regional characteristics:
- urban (vs rural)
- income per capita
- province in South Africa
OPRC analysis yield similar results