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Studies

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

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding ln (GDP per capita) GDP per capita in nation (raw) Homeownership House owned or rented Age Current age (in years) Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Education Level of school-education Marital status Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced)
Employment status Current employment status
Unemployed involuntary
Self employed
Economic situation Sufficiency of current income Size of the city Community size Country effect Current nation of residence Year effect Trend average happiness in general public