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Studies

Graham & Pettinato (2001a): study AR 1997

Publication

Author(s):
Graham, C.; Pettinato, S.
Title:
Frustrated Achievers: Winners, Losers, and Subjective Well-Being in New Market Economies.
Source:
Brookings Institution, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics Working Paper Series no.21, 2001, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, Argentina, 1997
Survey name
Latinobarometro1997
Sample
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents
N = 1196
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
Remarks:
Margin of error in sample: 3%
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 29.68%,   2: 36.62%,   3: 23.24%,   4: 10.03%   (total 99.57%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.14 6.41
SD:
0.96 2.01