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Moller (2007a): study ZA 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Moller, V.
Title:
Satisfied and Dissatisfied South Africans: Results From The General Household Survey in the International Comparison.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2007, Vol. 81, 389 - 415

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, South Africa, 2002
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 26000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Interviews in language of choice of respondent

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life in general?
10  completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0   completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-c
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
395
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 9.5%,   2: 3.5%,   3: 5%,   4: 6.1%,   5: 6.3%,   6: 11.4%,   7: 13.3%,   8: 10.7%,   9: 11.1%,   10: 8.1%,   11: 15%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.80 5.80
SD:
3.11 3.11

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Ethnicity