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Studies

Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study CR 1985

Publication

Author(s):
Latin American Public Opinion Project,
Title:
The Americas Barometer
Source:
Latin American Public Opinion Project, VanderBilt University Detroit, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Costa Rica, 1985
Survey name
LAPOP 1985
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 505
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your life in general?
3  satisfied
2  undecided/so so
1  dissatisfied
-   DK/NA
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-c
Remarks:
This question was included into a section of the survey related to "Satisfaction with living conditions" (e.g. House, neighborhood, income, etc.).
Survey called "Cuarta Encuesta sobre normas democráticas".
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.59%,   2: 4.36%,   3: 95.05%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.94 8.31
SD:
0.25 0.83