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Moller (1989): study ZA 1983 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Moller, V.
Title:
Can't get no Satisfaction. Quality of Life in the 1980's.
Source:
Indicator South Africa, 1989, Vol. 7, 43 - 46

Investigation

Public
Ex-migrant workers, returned to rural KwaZulu, South Africa, 1983
Sample
Respondents
N = 253
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking your life as a whole, are you .......?
5   very satisfied
4   quite satisfied
3   more satisfied than discontented
2   more discontented than satisfied
1   quite dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 19.5%,   2: 44%,   3: 0%,   4: 35.5%,   5: 1%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.55 3.90
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together in your life, how would you say things are these days?  Would you say you are ....?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  unhappy
1  very unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 34%,   2: 21.5%,   3: 2%,   4: 35.5%,   5: 7%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.60 4.00
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

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