Litchfield et al. (2012): study AL 2005

Publication

Author(s):

Litchfield, J.; Reilly, B; Veneziani, M.

Title:

An Analysis of Life Satisfaction in Albania: An Heteroscedastic Ordered Probit Model Approach.

Source:

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, Vol. 81, 731 - 741

Investigation

Public

Working aged (15-65), Albania, 2005

Survey name

AL AlLSMS 2005

Sample

Probability multi-stage cluster sample

Respondents

N = 2923

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

By bearing in mind the last 12 months, are you on the whole satisfied or dissatisfied with your present life?
4  fully satisfied
3  rather satisfied
2  less than satisfied
1  not satisfied at all
-  no answer

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-i

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 29%,   2: 49%,   3: 20%,   4: 2%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

1.95 3.17

SD:

0.75 2.51

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Unemployed Unemployed involuntary Out of labor force Not in labor force Employed on household business Family business Self employed or employer Self employed Educational level Level of school-education
Vocational education Illness Self-perceived chronic illness Religion Current religious denomination Married Married state (compared to non-married states)
Living as married Household head Main breadwinner Age Current age (in years) Male Sex: male (vs female) LN of real per capita household consumption Consumption: absolute level Transfer1 Income from social security Number of children Children in the household Number of friends Current number of friends Household size Number of persons in household Pyramid Specific current life-events Live alone Living alone or not InsideWC Quality of current dwelling Size of dwelling Surface of house Land dispute Local social cohesion Thefts Safety in vicinity Population increase Development of local demographic conditions Community_organization Local social cohesion Location Region in Albania