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Correlational findings

Study Moller & Roberts (2017): study ZA 2012

Public
16+ aged general public, South Africa, 2012
Survey name
SA-SAS 2012_2
Sample
Respondents
N = 3000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Subjective poverty status
Our Classification
Distribution
3. 28% 2.38% 1. 34%
Operationalization
Self reported subjective poverty status:
3. Poor
2. Just getting by
1. Non-poor

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c DM = - Poor             M = 4.04
Just getting by  M = 5.38
Non-poor         M = 6.49
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c D%sr = -2.5 Poor (vs Non-poor: 3 vs 1)