Moller & Schlemmer (1989): study ZA 1983
Publication
- Author(s):
- Moller, V.; Schlemmer, L.
- Title:
- South African Quality of Life: A Research Note.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1989, Vol. 21, 279 - 291
Investigation
- Public
- Adult, general public, urban areas, South Africa, 1983
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 5587
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured personal interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 5 questions:
A Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? On the whole would you say you are."
5 very satisfied,
4 satisfied
3 neither, nor, don't know
2 dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied
B Would you tell me which one word in each pair of words best describes the life you are leading now? "
1 miserable
2
3
4
5
6
7 happy
C "Would you tell me which one word in each pair of these words best describes the life you are leading now?"
1 rewarding
2
3
4
5
6
7 frustration
D " Do you often, sometimes, seldom or never feel that life is very good?"
3 often
2 sometimes
1 never
E "Taking all things together in your life, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are."
5 very happy
4 happy
3 neither, nor, don't know
2 unhappy
1 very unhappy
Summation: not reported - Classification:
- O-Sum-c-mq-*-*-b
- Author's label:
- Index of overall subjective well-being
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Median Scores range 1-100 range 0-10 Validity: - Whites 82.3 7.3 - Indians 78.6 6.9 - Coloureds 78.3 6.9 - Blacks 63.7 5.4