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Studies

Bukenya et al. (2003): study US WestVirginia 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Bukenya, J.O.; Gebremedhin, T.G.; Schaeffer, P.V.
Title:
Analysis of Rural Quality of Life and Health: A Spatial Approach.
Source:
Economic Development Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 17, 280 - 293

Investigation

Public
18+ aged general public, West Verginia USA, 2003
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Quality of life mail survey

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Is  your daily life a source of personal satisfaction?
0  never
1  sometimes
2  most of the time
Classification:
M-TH-u-sq-v-3-e
Author's label:
Quality of life
Page in publication:
280
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 34.2%,   2: 28.6%,   3: 37.2%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 2 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.03 5.45
SD:
0.84 1.85

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender