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Correlational findings

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
Interview: face-to-face
Assumed by WDH team.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Expect to be better/worse off 2 years hence
Our Classification
Distribution
3. M = 0.72 SE = 0.007
2. M = 0.26 SE = 0.007
1. M = 0.02 SE = 0.002
Operationalization
Expect to be ..  2 years hence:
3. better off
2. same
1. worse off

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I OPRC = +.12 p < .01 Expect to be better off 2 years hence (vs same)
- Africans only OPRC = +0.16 (p<.01)
- Whites only   OPRC = -0.26 (p<.01)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-I OPRC = -.05 ns Expect to be worse off 2 years hence (vs same)
- Africans only OPRC = -0.05 (ns)
- Whites only   OPRC = -0.31 (p<.10)

OPRC's controled for:
- individual characteristics
  - ethnicity
  - head
  - 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
  - neighbours help out
  - neighbours are aggressive
  - 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)
  - percieved rank in SA (richest, middle, poorest)
  - percieved rank in village/suburb (richest, poorest)