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
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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
- Perceived restrictions due to ill health
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- 1:3%; 2:43%; 3:18%; 4:36%
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single questoin:
"Does sickness or ill-health prevent you from doing the things you need to do?"
4:most of the time
3:half the time,
2:once in a while
1:Never
categorized into two groups:
1:none
0:yes
Observed Relation with Happiness
Beta controlled for:
-higher affluence rating
-need to purchase maize
-grows cash crop
-religious traditionalist
-more active person
-keeps chickens
-has a confidant
-higher standard house
-keeps goats
-larger size field
-higher monthly income
-no desire to return to work