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Studies

VanLandeghem & Vandeplas (2017): study IN 2008

Publication

Author(s):
VanLandeghem, B.G.; Vandeplas, A.
Title:
The Relationship between Status and Happiness: Evidence from the Caste System in Rural India.
Source:
Working Paper, 2017, Nr IZA DP 11099, Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

Investigation

Public
Households, Rural regions, India, 2008-2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How happy are you?
7  very happy
6  happy
5  more or less happy
4  not happy/not unhappy
3  more or less unhappy
2  unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-I
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Average of Punjab (3,5) and AndraPradesh (3,9)
Page in publication:
9,21
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.70 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Region in India: Punjab vs AP