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
- Activity index
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- The direction of this correlation is uncertain. The table mentions a negative relationship, but the text refers to a postive relationship.
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Self report on open question:'Which of the following activities do you often,seldom, never?':
a Walk to places
b Visit friends
c Drink with friends
d Work on your land
e Do odd jobs
f Go to the shops/market
g Go to town
h Just sit and think about things
i Engage in religious activities/
go to church meetings
j Attend community meetings
k Play games
l Do handcrafts
m Go to parties, feasts, weddings, funerals, etc.
Coded:
0: low
1: high
Observed Relation with Happiness
ß controlled for:
- Satisfied with health
- Higher affluence rating
- Need to purchase maize
- Grows cash crop
- Religious traditionalist
- Has a confidant
- Keeps goats
- Higher monthly income
- Worked for many years in jobs
- Retired for many years
- No desire to return to work
- Agrees: Modern community leader
- Satisfied with health
- Voluntary retirement
- 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:
- Seldom restricted by poor health
- Higher affluence rating
- Need to purchase maize
- Grows cash crop
- Religious traditionalist
- Keeps chicken
- Has a confidant
- Higher standard house
- Keeps goats
- Larger size field
- Higher monthly income
- No desire to return to work