Study Biyase & Naanwaab (2021): study ZA 2008
- Public
- 17+ aged general public South Africa, followed 9 years 2088-2016
- Survey name
- SA-NIDS
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 28000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Family status
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1 Not married
a) Living with partner
b) Widower
c) Divorced
d) Never married
0 Married (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
- rural dwellers b = -.23(01)
- urban dwellers b = -.30(01)
- rural dwellers b-fix = -.14(ns)
- urban dwellers b-fix = -.18(10)
- rural dwellers b = -.23(01)
- urban dwellers b = -.14(01)
- rural dwellers b-fix = -.18(01)
- urban dwellers b-fix = +.03(ns)
- rural dwellers b = -.19(10)
- urban dwellers b = -.22(01)
- rural dwellers b-fix = -.08(ns)
- urban dwellers b-fix = -.14(ns)
- rural dwellers b = -.17(01)
- urban dwellers b = -.30(01)
b controled for
- gender
- age
- ethinicity
- marital status
- employment
- household size
- household facilities
- religion
- crime
- trust
- income
- expected improvement
- perceived relative income
- rural dwellers b-fix = -.11(10)
- urban dwellers b-fix = -.19(01)
b-fix additionally controled for
- happiness 2 years ago (to capture change)