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Studies

Latin American Public Opinion Project (2010): study NI 1995

Publication

Author(s):
Latin American Public Opinion Project,
Title:
The Americas Barometer
Source:
Latin American Public Opinion Project, VanderBilt University Detroit, USA

Investigation

Public:
18+ aged, general public, Nicaragua, 1995
Survey name:
LAPOP 1995
Sample:
Probability multi-stage random
Respondents:
N = 1196
Non Response:
0
Assessment:
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Selfreport on single question

In general, to what extend are you satisfied with your life? Would you say you are..
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-dc
Remarks:
This question was included into a section of the survey related to "Satisfaction with the life", which had three items (house, income and life itself).
Survey called "Encuesta de opinión" conducted by University of Pittsburgh.
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 12.79%,   2: 13.46%,   3: 42.31%,   4: 31.44%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.92 6.60
SD:
0.98 2.51