Handa et al. (2014): study KE 2007
Publication
- Author(s):
- Handa, S.; Halpern, C.; Martorano, B.
- Title:
- Subjective Well-Being, Risk perceptions and Time Discounting: Evidence from a Large-Scale Cash Transfer Programme.
- Source:
- Unicef Working Paper, 2014, No. 2014-02, Florence, Italy
Investigation
- Public
- Poor households: benefactories of a welfare program and controls, Kenya, 2007
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability multi-stage cluster sample
- Respondents
- N = 1805
- Non Response
- Attrition: 2007-2009:17%;2009-2011 5%
- Assessment
-
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Enumerators used flash cards with a Likert scale running from 1 to 5
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
I experience positive feelings in my life
5 strongly agree
4
3
2
1 strongly disagree - Classification:
- M-PL-u-sq-v-5-d
- Remarks:
- This measure has been dichotomized for the statistical analyses.
1 strongly agree or agree
0 otherwise - Page in publication:
- 16
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 0 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.40 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
I enjoy life
5 strongly agree
4
3
2
1 strongly disagree - Classification:
- M-PL-u-sq-v-5-a
- Remarks:
- This measure has been dichotomized for the statistical analyses.
1 strongly agree or agree
0 otherwise - Page in publication:
- 16
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.30 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
I am satisfied with my life
1 fully disagree
2 disagree
3 don't know
4 agree
5 fully agree - Classification:
- O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-b
- Remarks:
- This measure has been dichotomized for the statistical analyses.
1 strongly agree or agree
0 otherwise - Page in publication:
- 16
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.20 -
- SD:
- - -