Study Moller (1989): study ZA 1983 /1
- Public
- Ex-migrant workers, returned to rural KwaZulu, South Africa, 1983
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 253
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Health- satisfaction
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 'Overall how satisfied are you with your health?'
0: dissatisfied
1: satisfied
Observed Relation with Happiness
ß controlled for:
- Higher affluence rating
- Need to purchase maize
- Grows cash crop
- Religious traditionalist
- Has a confidant
- Keeps goats
- Higher monthly income
- More active person
- Worked for many years in jobs
- Retired for many years
- No desire to return to work
- Agrees: Modern community leader
ß controlled for:
- Voluntary retirement
- More active person
- No pension income
- Has a confidant
- Higher standard income
- Community elder
- Satisfied with job while working
- Enjoys aspects of retirement
- Retired suddenly
- Is happy as grandparents were
- Agrees:planning is key to success
- Preference for entrepreneurship in retirement
- Higher modernity score
ß controlled for:
- Higher monthly income
- Religious traditionalist
- Grows cash crop
- Feels land is secure
- Retired for many years
- Worked for many years in jobs
- No desire to return to work
- Achieved/confident of becoming wealthy
ß controlled for:
- Grows cash crop
- Voluntary retirement
- Need to purchase maize
- Owns cattle
- Keeps chicken
- Satisfied with job while working
- Feels relatively young
- Retired suddenly
- Agrees:planning is key to success
ß controlled for:
- Perceived financial adequacy
- No pension income
- Community elder
- Has a confidant
- Looked forward to retirement
- Is as happy as grandparents are
- Aged gradually