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

Health satisfaction

Our Classification

Distribution

5:22%; 4:38%; 3:1%; 2:38%; 1:1%

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question:
"Of course people get sick now and again, but overall, how satisfied are you with your own health?
5: very satisfied
4: satisfied
3: ambivalent
2: dissatisfied
1: very dissatisfied

categorized into two groups:
1:positive
0:negative

Observed Relation with Happiness