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Studies

Ebrahim et al. (2013): study ZA 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Ebrahim, A.; Botha, F.; Snowball, J.
Title:
Determinants of Life Satisfaction Among Race Groups in South Africa.
Source:
Development Southern Africa, 2013, Vol. 30, 168- 185

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, South Africa, 2008
Survey name
US-National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) 2008
Sample
Probability sample (unspecified)
Respondents
N = 12230
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:
174, 177
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 7.33%,   2: 5.22%,   3: 9.03%,   4: 13.67%,   5: 18.97%,   6: 13.12%,   7: 11.54%,   8: 9.52%,   9: 3.29%,   10: 8.33%   (total 100.02%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.43 4.92
SD:
2.45 2.72

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Race