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Studies

Falco et al. (2012): study GH 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Falco, P.; Maloney, W.F.; Rijkers, B.
Title:
Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing. An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa.
Source:
Policy Research Working Paper 6244, World Bank, 2012, USA

Investigation

Public
15-60 aged, urban population, Ghana, followed 7 years, 2004-2010
Survey name
GH-UHPS 2004-2010
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 3216
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Taking everything together, how happy are you with the way things are going in your life now?
6  completely satisfied
5  pretty much satisfied
4  slightly satisfied
3  slightly dissatisfied
2  pretty much dissatisfied
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLS-c-sq-v-6-a
Remarks:
Weighted mean computed by WDH team
Page in publication:
10
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.28 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Employment status