Study Posel & Casale (2011): study ZA 2008
- Public
- 17+ aged general public, South-Africa., 2008
- Survey name
- SA-NIDS Panel study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 28000
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Assumed by WDH team.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Perceived rank in SA
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
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3. M = 0.03 SE = 0.003
2. M = 0.50 SE = 0.008
1. M = 0.47 SE = 0.008 - Operationalization
- Perceived income rank in SA :
3. richest
2. middle
1. lowest (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Africans only OPRC = +0.65 (p<.01)
- Whites only OPRC = +1.14 (p<.01)
- Africans only OPRC = +.19 (p<.01)
- Whites only OPRC = +.48 (p<.01)
OPRC's controled for:
- individual characteristics
- ethnicity
- head of household
- age
- years of schooling
- sexe
- marital status
- health status
- household characteristics
- number of children
- number of pensioners
- quality dwelling place
- social capital variables
- involved in religious activities
- neigbours
- crime in neighbourhood
- member of a group
- owns a cellular phone
- income variables
- per capita household income (Rands)
- actual rank in SA (richest, middle, poorest)
- perceived rank in village/suburb (richest, middle, poorest)
- perceived to be better/same/worse than at age 15
- expect to be better/same/worse off 2 years hence