Hinks & Simon (2012): study MW 2004

Publication

Author(s):

Hinks, T.; Simon, D.

Title:

Life Satisfaction in Malawi.

Source:

Selin, H.; Davey, G; Eds.: "Happiness Across Cultures. Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures Across Cultures. The History of Non-Western Science 6.", Springer, 2012, New York, USA, 271 - 292

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, general public, Malawi, 2004

Survey name

MW_Malawi IHS 2004

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 11272

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Overall, how satisfied (content, happy) are you with your life?
1  very unsatisfied
2  unsatisfied
3  neither unsatisfied nor satisfied
4  satisfied
5  very satisfied

Classification:

O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-e

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

277

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 24.41%,   2: 38.2%,   3: 13.52%,   4: 18.31%,   5: 5.57%   (total 100.01%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.42 3.56

SD:

1.20 2.99

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Consumption per capita (log) Consumption: absolute level Ultra poor `objective` poverty Personal victim of crime (attack, burglary, theft) Crime on nation Gender Sex: male (vs female) Age Current age (in years) Married dummy Married state (compared to non-married states) Employment status Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Unemployed involuntary
Being a farmer
Involved in schooling or not
Self employed Household size Number of persons in household Education level Level of school-education Urban/rural area Rural dwelling (vs urban) Asset index Total wealth Hungry season Season Regional crime rate Safety in region