Study Moller (1985): study ZA 1984

Public

Ex-migrant workers, returned to rural Kwazulu, South Africa, 1984

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 253

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
open- and closed-ended questions. The fieldwork was carried out by three Zulu male research assistants. The fieldworkers spent up to several weeks in any of the research areas to make a detailed study of living conditions of the rural communities.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Sudden retirement

Our Classification

Distribution

1:80%; 0a:8%; 0b: 4%; 0c: 4%

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport
1: sudden; retired from one day to the next
0: gradually
    a: by working for shorter hours
    b: working at lighter taks=4%
    c: staying at home for longer periods

Observed Relation with Happiness