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Studies

Nidup et al. (2018): study BT 2012

Publication

Author(s):
Nidup, J.; DeSilva, A.; Feeny, S.
Title:
Improving Well-Being in Bhutan: A Pursuit of Happiness or Poverty Reduction?
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2018, Vol. 140, 79 - 100

Investigation

Public
Adults, age range not rpeorted, Bhutan, 2012
Survey name
BT-Bhutan Living Standard Survey 2012
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 8847
Non Response
11,5%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how happy do you consider yourself to be?
5   very happy
4   moderately happy
3   neither happy nor unhappy
2   moderately unhappy
1   very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-5-f
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
84
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.15 -
SD:
0.76 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Income poverty