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Studies

Ruprah (2010): study ZZ Latin America 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Ruprah, I.J.
Title:
Does Owning Your Home Make You Happier? Impact Evidence from Latin America.
Source:
Working Paper OVE/WP-02-10, Inter-American Development Bank, 2010, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Latin America, 1997-2007
Survey name
Latinobarometro 9710
Sample
Probability systematic sample
Respondents
N = 147446
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life

This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now.
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
Author's label:
Cantril Ladder
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.95 6.95
SD:
1.60 1.60

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding ln (GDP per capita)