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

Age identification

Our Classification

Remarks

Direction of correlation unclear in original report. Sign in table is negative, but tekst indicates positive relationship. Present version approved by author.

Distribution

3: 35%; 2: 13% 1: :65%

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question
"Would you say that you feel older or younger than most people your age?"
3: feel younger
2: feel same
1: feel older

response divided into:

1:feel younger
0:not feel younger

Observed Relation with Happiness