Ruprah (2010): study ZZ Latin America 1997
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ruprah, I.J.
- Title:
- Does Owning Your Home Make You Happier? Impact Evidence from Latin America.
- Source:
- Working Paper OVE/WP-02-10, Inter-American Development Bank, 2010, Washington DC, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Latin America, 1997-2007
- Survey name
- Latinobarometro 9710
- Sample
- Probability systematic sample
- Respondents
- N = 147446
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was followed (not preceded) by items on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c
- Author's label:
- Cantril Ladder
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.95 6.95
- SD:
- 1.60 1.60