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Studies

Graham & Felton (2005a): study CR 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Graham, C.; Felton, A.
Title:
Life Satisfaction in Latin America.
Source:
Mimeo, The Brookings Institution, February 2005, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
Adults, age range not reported, general public, Costa Rica, 2004
Survey name
Latinobarometro 2004
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

In general, would you say that you are satisfied with your life?
Would you say that you are
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-c
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1.4%,   2: 15.7%,   3: 35.9%,   4: 47%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.29 7.30
SD:
0.78 2.16