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Studies

Graham & Felton (2005a): study BO 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Graham, C.; Felton, A.
Title:
Life Satisfaction in Latin America.
Source:
Mimeo, The Brookings Institution, February 2005, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Bolivia, 1997
Survey name
Latinobarometro1997
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 796
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, would you say that you are satisfied with your life? Would you say that you are …
4  very satisfied
3  quite satisfied
2  satisfied
1  not very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-b
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 34.92%,   2: 39.57%,   3: 15.7%,   4: 8.04%   (total 98.23%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.97 6.05
SD:
0.92 1.97