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Becchetti & Conzo (2010): study AR Buenos Aires 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Becchetti, L.; Conzo, P.
Title:
Microfinance and Happiness.
Source:
University of Rome ''tor Vergata'', Working Paper, 2010, No. 69

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, low income households, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 360
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking everything into consideration: do you consider your self happy or unhappy?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Verbal labels not reported
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Full distribution not reported
Page in publication:
19
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
8.39 8.39
SD:
1.38 1.38

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Marital status Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced)
Cohabitant Living with spouse Toilette Quality of current dwelling Ceramic floor Quality of current dwelling Brick Finished Quality of current dwelling Savings Savings Job experience History of current occupation
Years in occupation
Number of bedrooms Current housing Village Region in Argentina Education Years schooling Household income Household income Household components Current household-composition Microfinance loan Debts credit cycle Debts