Biyase & Naanwaab (2021): study ZA 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Biyase, M.; Naanwaab, C.
- Title:
- Rural-Urban Differences in Subjective Well-Being for South Africa: Static and Dynamic Approaches
- Source:
- EDWRG Working Paper Series, 2021, Nr. 3, University of Johannesburg, Economic Development and Well-Being Research Group
Investigation
- Public
- 17+ aged general public South Africa, followed 9 years 2088-2016
- Survey name
- SA-NIDS
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 28000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
- Author's label:
- Subjective well-being (SWB)
- Remarks:
- Distribution is related to rural sample
- Page in publication:
- 7
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 3.95%, 2: 6.09%, 3: 13.93%, 4: 15.72%, 5: 20.09%, 6: 13.48%, 7: 9.46%, 8: 8.33%, 9: 2.88%, 10: 6.06% (total 99.99%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.22 4.68
- SD:
- 2.26 2.51