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Studies

Guardiola et al. (2013a): study MX 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Guardiola, J.; Garcia-Rubio, M.A.; Gonzalez-Gomez, F.
Title:
Does Higher Income Equal Higher Levels of Happiness in Every Society? The Case of The Mayan People
Source:
International Journal of Welfare, 2013, Vol. 22, 35 - 44.

Investigation

Public
Mayan people living in poor rural area, Yucatan, Mexico, 2013
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 373
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general terms, how happy do you feel with your life?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Scale labels not reported
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-g
Author's label:
happiness
Page in publication:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
8.13 8.13
SD:
1.64 1.64

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding income