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Studies

Botha et al. (2018): study ZA 2012

Publication

Author(s):
Botha, F.; Booysen, F.R.; Wouters, E.
Title:
Happiness, Socioeconomic Status, and Family Functioning in South African Households: a Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Source:
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2018, Vol. 13, 947-989

Investigation

Public
16+ aged general public, South Africa, 2012
Survey name
SA-SAS 2012_1
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 2111
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

If you were to consider your life in general, how happy of unhappy would you say you are, on the whole?
7  completely happy
6  very happy
5  fairly happy
4  neither happy nor unhappy
3  fairly unhappy
2  very unhappy
1  completely unhappy
-   can't choose
-   no answer
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-7-ab
Author's label:
happiness
Page in publication:
955
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 2.9%,   2: 8.1%,   3: 8.7%,   4: 8.1%,   5: 24.9%,   6: 34%,   7: 13.4%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.99 6.86
SD:
1.58 3.01

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding SES Current socio-economic status Individual SES quartiles 'Objective' socio-economic status Household SES quartiles 'Objective' socio-economic status Subjective SES quartiles Subjective social rank Attachment (family functioning) Family climate
Attitudes to family of relatives
Changeability (family functioning) Family climate
Attitudes to family of relatives
Age and age squared Current age (in years) Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Race Ethnic status in South Africa Marital status Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced)
Never married (vs separated)
Health status Self-perceived health Household size Number of persons in household Female-headed household status Current household-composition Religion status Religious (vs not) Geographical area Rural dwelling (vs urban) Household structure Current household-composition