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Studies

DeHoop et al. (2010): study IN Orrisa 2007

Publication

Author(s):
DeHoop, T.; Eerdewijk, A.; Kempen, L.; Linssen, R.
Title:
Women's Autonomy and Subjective Well-Being in India: How Village Norms Shape the Impact of Self-Help Groups.
Source:
Working Paper: Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010, Munich, Germany

Investigation

Public
Women in households below poverty line participating in self-help groups, India, 2008
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 400
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How happy are you with your life in general?
1  very unhappy
2  unhappy
3  neither unhappy nor happy
4  happy
5  very happy
Classification:
O-HL-g-sq-v-5-cb
Author's label:
Subjective Well-Being
Remarks:
Mean score of women in households which are member of self-help group.
Page in publication:
17
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.52 -
SD:
1.21 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Self-help group Support group without professional
Guidance of vulnerable people