Rukumnuaykit & Pholphirul (2016): study TH 2005

Publication

Author(s):

Rukumnuaykit, P.; Pholphirul, P.

Title:

Happiness from Social Capital: An Investigation from Micro Data in Rural Thailand

Source:

Community Development, 42016, Vol. 47, 562 - 573

Investigation

Public

15+ aged rural living, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, 2005

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Probability stratified sample

Respondents

N = 2864

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:
What is your happiness level?
0  unhappiest
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 happiest

Classification:

O-HL-u-sq-n-11-m

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

565

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Current gender Marital status Living alone or not
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Never married (vs widowed)
Widowed
Divorced or separated Age Current age (in years) Health Earlier physical health Income Current income level (unspecified) Household living condition Local environmental quality
Ownership of current dwelling
Water supply in vicinity
Local noise
Land owned Community living condition Local environmental quality
Water supply in vicinity
Local noise Individual-level social capital Victim of crime
Voluntary work, helping people
Social participation in region
Trust in people
Concern about safety Community-level social capital Victim of crime
Voluntary work, helping people
Social participation in region
Trust in people