Abbott & Wallace (2012): study KZ 2010

Publication

Author(s):

Abbott, P.; Wallace, C.

Title:

Satisfaction and Societal Quality in Kazakhstan.

Source:

Selin, H.; Davey, G.; Eds.: "Happiness Across Cultures. Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures Across Cultures. The History of Non-Western Science 6.", , Springer, 2012, New York, USA, 107 - 120

Investigation

Public

Adults, general public, Kazakhstan, 2010

Survey name

KZ-Health in Times of Transition Project HITT

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 1800

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self rating on single question:

Please rate your feelings about .. Using this 1 to 10 scale
.. Your life as a whole right now
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  very satisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-j

Author's label:

life satisfaction

Page in publication:

111

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

6.78 6.42

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Economic situation of the family Material standard of living Evaluation of material living conditions Relative income Basic food `objective` poverty
How much one eats Most people can be trusted Trust in people Trust government Trust in institutions in nation Trust institutions Trust in institutions Fear of being harassed or threatened on the street Perceived safety in vicinity Fear of being being robbed on the street Perceived safety in vicinity Abused for nationality Personal experience of ethnic discrimination Social resource Perceived availability of social support Practice Religion Current religious practices Active member of organization Membership of voluntary organizations Married Married state (compared to non-married states) Feeling lonely Feeling lonely (vs not) Meeting with friends Current contacts with friends Meeting with neighbours Social contacts in vicinity Meeting with relatives Contacts with relatives Malaise Feeling secure (vs threatened)
Current psycho-somatic complaints
Current stress Self-reported health Self-perceived health Control Current anomy
Multiple aspect evaluations of life
Inner locus of control Education Level of school-education Factors explaining general satisfaction Summed socio-demographic + health + life appraisals + social ties Age Current age (in years) Gender Sex: male (vs female)