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Correlational findings

Study Ebrahim et al. (2013): study ZA 2008

Public
18+ aged, general public, South Africa, 2008
Survey name
US-National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 12230
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Health
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self-rating of current health as:
1: Poor (reference)
2: Fair
3: Good
4: Very good
5: Excellent

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OLRC = +.18 p < .01 Fair (vs Poor)
Black:    OPRC: +.15 (01)
Coloured: OPRC: +.26 (05)
Indian:   OPRC: +.09 (ns)
White:    OPRC: +.73 (01)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Religion
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employment
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OLRC = +.21 p < .01 Good (vs Poor)
Black:    OPRC: +.16 (01)
Coloured: OPRC: +.30 (08)
Indian:   OPRC: +.18 (ns)
White:    OPRC: +.90 (01)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Religion
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employment
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +.33 p < .01 Very good (vs Poor)
Black:    OPRC: +.30  (01)
Coloured: OPRC: +.36  (01)
Indian:   OPRC: +.05  (ns)
White:    OPRC: +1.09 (01)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Religion
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employment
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j OPRC = +.23 p < .01 Excellent (vs Poor)
Black:    OPRC: +.17  (01)
Coloured: OPRC: +.26  (05)
Indian:   OPRC: +.29  (ns)
White:    OPRC: +1.24 (01)

OPRCs controlled for:
- Age
- Education
- Marital status
- Religion
- Children
- Income (absolute)
- Income (relative)
- Employment
- Area of residence
- Ethnicity