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SASAS (2017a): study ZA 2005 /1

Publication

Author(s):
SASAS,
Title:
South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) website
Source:
Human Sciences Research Council

Investigation

Public
16+ aged, general public, South Africa, 2005
Survey name
SA-SAS 2005_1
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 2850
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  not satisfied
1  not satisfied at all
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-fd
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
In the 1st wave the happiness and l.s. questions are at the beginning of the questionnaire, in the 2nd wave they are at the end of the questionnaire. This could explain the difference in means.
Error estimates:
S.e.= .022
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 12.1%,   2: 24.8%,   3: 17.2%,   4: 37.6%,   5: 7.2%   (total 98.9%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.03 5.66
SD:
1.19 2.89