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Studies

Graham & Felton (2005a): study PE 2001

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, Peru, 2001
Survey name
Latinobarometro 2001
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1023
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  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-c
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 7.72%,   2: 48.78%,   3: 29.42%,   4: 12.81%   (total 98.73%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.48 5.07
SD:
0.82 2.23