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Studies

Joarder et al. (2017): study BD 2012 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Joarder, M.A.M.; Dockery, A.M.; Harris, M.
Title:
Remittances and Happiness of Migrants and Their Home Households: Evidence Using Matched Samples
Source:
The Journal of Development Studies, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 3, 422 - 443

Investigation

Public
25+ aged, intimates left behind after migration, Bangladesh, 2012 - 2013.
Survey name
Not a survey study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 205
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

On the whole, how satisfied are you with your current life as a whole?
5  very satisfied
4  fairly satisfied
3  neither agree nor disagree
2  fairly  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-fc
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
429
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.96 -
SD:
1.21 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Remittances