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Studies

Cordeiro et al. (2019): study ZA Gauteng 2011

Publication

Author(s):
Cordeiro, M.; Kwenda, P.; Ntuli, M.
Title:
Crime and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from South Africa - Gauteng Province
Source:
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2019, online, 1 - 22

Investigation

Public
18+ general population. Gauting city region, South Africa 2011-215
Survey name
SA-GCRO 2013
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 21069
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
TO BE CONFIRMED

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
1  very dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4  satisfied
5  very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-r
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Remarks:
2011: M = 3,34 SD = 1,16
2015: M = 3,56 SD = 1,13
Page in publication:
Table 1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.45 -
SD:
1.15 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Contact crime