Richards (2001): study ZA ZA: Eastern Cape 2001

Publication

Author(s):

Richards, R.

Title:

How to Measure Quality of Life in Diverse Population.

Source:

Paper 4th Conference International Society for Quality of Life Studies, 2001, Washington DC, USA

Investigation

Public

Adults, general public, Buffalo City, South Africa, 2001

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 2477

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Taken all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? On the whole, would you say you are.....?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied

Classification:

O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-g

Remarks:

original scale had been reversed,
distribution provided by the author on request

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 12.4%,   2: 32.3%,   3: 18.89%,   4: 25.31%,   5: 9.97%   (total 98.87%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

2.88 5.25

SD:

1.21 2.78

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Population Group Ethnic status in South Africa Energy for Cooking Quality of current dwelling
Energy used for coking
Household appliances Energy for Lighting Quality of current dwelling
Energy used for lighting
Household appliances Toilet Facility Facilities in the house Water Source Facilities in the house
Household appliances